Notification, 2014

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HH (The (Baxette of Sud ia

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 568] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 20I4/KARTIKA 14,1936

MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(Department of Social Justice and Empowerment)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 5th November, 2014

GS.R. 774(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (33 of 1989), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995, namely :-

1. (l)These rules may be called the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Rules, 2014.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules) in rule 17, sub-rule (2A) shall be omitted.

3. In the said rules, in rule 17A,—

(a) for sub-rule(2), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:- " (2) The sub-division level vigilance and monitoring committee shall consist of members of State Legislative Assembly and State Legislative Council from the sub-division, elected members of Panchayati Raj Institutions belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tehsildar, Block Development Officer, not more than two non -official members belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, and not more than two members from the categories other than the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes having association with non-Government organisations.";

(b) for sub-rule(3), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:- "(3) The Sub-Divisional Magistrate shall be the Chairperson and the Block Development Officer, the Member Secretary, respectively of the sub-division level vigilance and monitoring committee.";

(c) after sub-rule(3), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:- "(4) The sub-division level vigilance and monitoring committee shall meet at least once in three months". [F. No. 11012/2/2008-PCR (Desk)] SANJEEV KUMAR, Jt. Secy.

Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part 11, section 3, Sub-section(i) vide •notification number

G.S.R. 316(E), dated the 31st March, 1995 and lastly amended vide notification G.S.R. No. 416(E), dated the 23rd June, 2014.

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Other instruments under the same Act

All of the The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989