Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women Act, 2002
No: 4 Dated: Jul, 10 2002
THE ARUNACHAL PRADESH STATE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN ACT, 2002
(ACT NO. 4 OF 2002)
An Act to provide for the constitution of a Women's Commission in the State of Arunachal Pradesh to improve the status of women and to enquire into unfair practices affecting women and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Preamble:- whereas it is expedient to provide for constitution of a Commission for furthering the fundamental rights and directive principle of a State Policy enshrined in the Constitution of India with respect to women to improve their status and dignity of women in the State of Arunachal Pradesh and to investigate and enquire into unfair practices affecting women and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh in the Fifty Third year of the Republic of India as follows:
1. Short title, extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women Act, 2002.
(2) It shall extend to the whole State of Arunachal Pradesh.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires
(1) "Commission" means the Arunachal Pradesh State Commission constituted under section 5
(2) "Government" means the Government of Arunachal Pradesh;
(3) " Member" means a member of the Commission and include the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Member Secretary;
(4) " Member Secretary" means the Member Secretary appointed under section 5 and 12
(5) "Person" includes a firm, company, corporation or any public undertaking association of persons, or the Government and its agencies including agencies receiving aid from the Government;
(6) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(7) "Public servant" means any employee of the Government or a local body or any corporation owned or controlled by the Government or of any Government agency or any public undertaking;
(8) "Unfair practice" means any distinction, exclusion or restriction or exploitation made on the basis of sex for the purpose of or which has the effect or impairing or nullifying the recognition. enjoyment or exercise by women of fundamental constitutional rights, or of human rights, or of fundamental freedom in the political economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field or the infringement of any right or benefit conferred or women by or under the provisions of any law for the time being in force or the mental or physical torture, coercion or sexual excesses on women;
(9) "Woman" includes adolescent girl or female child.
3. Act not to apply in certain cases:- This Act shall not apply to-
(1) the Central Government; or
(2) any public sector undertaking of the Central Government ; or any other institution owned or controlled or financed directly by the Central Government.
Provided that if any case involving person or persons belonging to these categories comes up before the State Commission, the State Commission will have the powers to refer the matter to the National Commission of Women with its findings and recommendation thereto.
4. Application of other laws not barred:- Save as otherwise provided, the provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of, any other law for the time being in force, except to the extent the provisions of the other law are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act