Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
Bare Act · 1993
An Act to provide for the constitution of a National Human Rights Commission, State Human Rights Commissions in States and Human Rights Courts for better protection of human rights and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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- Act number
- 10 of 1994
- Enacted
- 8 January 1994
- Contents
- 45 sections · 9 chapters
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary
Chapter II — The National Human Rights Commission
- Section 3 – Constitution of a National Human Rights Commission
- Section 4 – Appointment of Chairperson and other Members
- Section 5 – Resignation and removal of Chairperson and Members
- Section 6 – Term of office of Chairperson and Members (preview)
- Section 7 – Member to act as Chairperson or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances (preview)
- Section 8 – Terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members (preview)
- Section 9 – Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate the proceedings of the Commission (preview)
- Section 10 – Procedure to be regulated by the Commission (preview)
- Section 11 – Officers and other staff of the Commission (preview)
Chapter III — Functions And Powers Of The Commission
- Section 12 – Functions of the Commission (preview)
- Section 13 – Powers relating to inquiries (preview)
- Section 14 – Investigation (preview)
- Section 15 – Statement made by persons to the Commission (preview)
- Section 16 – Persons likely to be prejudicially affected to be heard (preview)
Chapter IV — Procedure
- Section 17 – Inquiry into complaints (preview)
- Section 18 – Steps during and after inquiry (preview)
- Section 19 – Procedure with respect to armed forces (preview)
- Section 20 – Annual and special reports of the Commission (preview)
Chapter V — State Human Rights Commissions
- Section 21 – Constitution of State Human Rights Commissions (preview)
- Section 22 – Appointment of Chairperson and other Members of State Commission (preview)
- Section 23 – Resignation and Removal of a Chairperson or a Member of the State Commission (preview)
- Section 24 – Term of office of Chairperson and Members of the State Commission (preview)
- Section 25 – Member to act as Chairperson or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances (preview)
- Section 26 – Terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members of State Commission (preview)
- Section 27 – Officers and other staff of the State Commission (preview)
- Section 28 – Annual and special reports of State Commission (preview)
- Section 29 – Application of certain provisions relating to National Human Rights Commission to State Commissions (preview)
Chapter VI — Human Rights Courts
- Section 30 – Human Rights Courts (preview)
- Section 31 – Special Public Prosecutor (preview)
Chapter VII — Finance, Accounts And Audit
- Section 32 – Grants by the Central Government (preview)
- Section 33 – Grants by the State Government (preview)
- Section 34 – Accounts and audit (preview)
- Section 35 – Accounts and audit of State Commission (preview)
Sections
Chapter VIII — Miscellaneous
- Section 37 – Constitution of special investigation teams (preview)
- Section 38 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 39 – Members and officers to be public servants (preview)
- Section 40 – Power of Central Government to make rules (preview)
- Section 40A – Power to make rules retrospectively (preview)
- Section 40B – Power of Commission to make regulations (preview)
- Section 41 – Power of State Government to make rules (preview)
- Section 42 – Power to remove difficulties (preview)
- Section 43 – Repeal and savings (preview)