16. Power to transfer or discharge from corrective settlement.- The Government or any officer authorised by it in this behalf, may at any time by order in writing direct any habitual offender who may be in a corrective settlement to be transferred to another corrective settlement to be discharged therefrom, and accordingly he shall be so transferred or, as the case may be, discharged. THE HIMACHAL PRADESH HABITUAL OFFENDERS ACT, 1969 9 CHAPTER IV PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Power of Government to direct registration of habitual offenders.Section 4 · Procedure for preparing a register of habitual offenders.Section 5 · Charge of Register and alterations therein.Section 6 · Powers to take finger and palm impressions, foot-prints and photographs at any time.Section 7 · Registered offenders to notify change of residence and to report themselves.Section 8 · Procedure by District Magistrate on change of residence of habitual offender to other district.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 15 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.