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No. 34] CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2018 Aavani 6, Vilambi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2049
Part III—Section 1(a)
General Statutory Rules, Notifications, Orders, Regulations, etc.,
issued by Secretariat Departments.
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
CONTENTS
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ADI DRAVIDAR AND TRIBAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) (Amendment)
Rules, 2018 .. .. .. .. .. .. 116116 116 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part III-Sec.1(a)
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
ADI DRAVIDAR AND TRIBAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) (Amendment) Rules, 2018.
(Letter No.3 031/PA2/2018-7)
No. SRO A-42/2018.—The following Notifi cation of the Government of India Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Department of Social Justice and Empowerment) New Delhi, the 27th June, 2018 is republished:-
G.S.R.588(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 Caste and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Rules, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Offi cial Gazette.
2. In the Schedule Caste and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the rules), in rule 2, after clause (g), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
(ga) "voluntarily" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in Section 39 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).'.
3. In the said rules, in rule 12, for sub-rule (5), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-
"(5) The relief provided to the victim of the atrocity or his/her dependent under sub-rule (4) in respect of death, or injury or rape, or gang rape, or unnatural offences, or voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, or voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid etc., or damage to property shall be in addition to any other right to claim compensation respect thereof under any other law for the time being in force.''.
4. In the said rules, in sub-rule (1) of rule 16, the words and fi gures "of not more than 25 members" shall be omitted.
5. In the said rules, in the Schedule, in annexure-I,-
(a) against Sr. No. 24, in column (2), for the entries, the following entries shall be substituted, namely:-
"Section 326A of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid etc. Section 326B of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) - Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid [Section 3(2)(v), 3(2)(va) read with Schedule to the Act]" shall be substituted;
(b) against Sr. No. 26, in column (2), for the words, fi gures, brackets and letters "Section 32(va)", the words, fi gures, bracket and letters "Section 3 (a) (va)" shall be substituted;
(c) against Sr. No. 44, in column (2),-
(i) For the words, "Rape or Gang rape", the words "Rape, unnatural Offences or Gang rape" shall be substituted;
(ii) For item (i), the following item shall be substituted, namely:-
"(i) Rape, etc., or Unnatural Offences (Sections 375,376, 376A, 376E and 377 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)].".
[F.No. 11012/2016-PCR (Desk)] AINDRI ANURAG, Joint Secretary.
(By Order of the Governor)
OTEM DAI, Additional Chief Secretary to Government.