Section 3 — Definitions.

3. Definitions - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,–

(a) ‘adult’ means a person who is not a child;

(b) ‘begging’ shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the
Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Begging Act, 1977;

(c) ‘Board’ means a Child Welfare Board constituted under section
6;

(d) ‘brothel’  ‘’prostitute’’,  ‘’prostitution’’  and  ‘’public place’’ shall
have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the

                   Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956.

(e) ‘certified school’ means a certified school established by the
Government or any other school or institution declared by the
Government as a certified school, under section 24;

(f) ‘Chief Inspector’ means the Chief Inspector of certified
schools and children’s home appointed under section 36;

(g) ‘child’ means a boy who has not completed the age of sixteen
years or a girl who has not completed the age of eighteen years:

(h) ‘children’s home’   means   a   children’s   home established by
the Government or any institution declared by the Government as
a children’s home, under section 24;



(i) ‘competent authority’ means in relation to neglected child, a
Board constituted under section 6 and in relation to juvenile
offender a Juvenile court constituted under section 7 and where no
such Board or juvenile court has been constituted includes any
court empowered under sub-section (2) of section 9 to exercise the
powers conferred on a Board or a juvenile court.

(j) ‘competent court’ means a juvenile court constituted under
section 7 and where no such court has been constituted, includes
a court empowered under sub-section (2) of section 9 to exercise
the powers conferred on a juvenile court;

(k) ‘dangerous drug’  means  any  article  defined as dangerous
drug in the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930 (Central Act 2,1930);

(l) ‘District Magistrate’ means the person exercising the powers of a
District Magistrate under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
(Central Act 2,1974);

(m) ‘fit person institution’ in relation to the care of any child,
means any association or body of individuals, whether
incorporated or not, established for or having for its object, the
reception or protection of children or the prevention of cruelty to
children and which undertakes to bring up or to give facilities for
bringing up any child entrusted to its care in conformity with the
religion of child’s birth;

(n) ‘Government’ means the State Government;

(o) ‘Guardian’ in relation to a child or juvenile offender includes
any person who, in the opinion of the court having cognizance of
any proceeding in relation to the child or juvenile offender, has for
the time being, the actual charge of, or control over, the said child
or juvenile offender;

(p) ‘juvenile court’ means a court constituted under section 7;

(q) ‘juvenile offender’ means any child who has been found to have
committed an offence;

(r) ‘neglected child’ means a child who –

(i) is found without having any home or settled place of
abode or any ostensible means of subsistence or is found
destitute, whether he is an orphan or not; or

 (ii) has a parent or guardian who is unable or unfit to
exercise or does not exercise proper care and control over the
child; or

(iii) lives in a brothel or with a prostitute or frequently goes
to any place used for the purpose of prostitution, or is found
to associate with any prostistute or any other person who
leads an immoral, drunken or depraved life; or

(iv) is otherwise likely to fall into bad association or to be
exposed to moral dangers or to enter upon a life of crime; or



(v) is found begging;

(s) ‘notification’ means a notification published in the Andhra
Pradesh Gazette; and the word ‘notified’ shall be construed
accordingly;

(t) ‘observation home’    means    any    institution established,
recognised as such under section 26/19;

(u) ‘place of safety’ includes an observation home or any other
suitable place or institution (not being a police station or jail) the
occupier or manager of which is willing temporarily to receive a
child; and take care of child and which in the opinion of the
competent authority may be a place of safety for child;

(v) ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by rules made by the Government
under this Act.

(w) ‘probation officer’ means an officer appointed as a probation
officer under section 39 or under the Probation of Offenders Act,
1958;

(x) ‘supervision’ in relation to a child placed under the care of any
parent, guardian or other fit person institution under this Act
means the supervision of that child by a probation officer for the
purpose of ensuring that the child is properly looked after and that
the conditions imposed by the competent authority are complied
with;

(y) ‘voluntary home’ means any place for the reception of children
maintained wholly or partly by voluntary contributions.