REPORT BY THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON UNCRC 51 laws for the time being in force or is found begging, sexual abuse or illegal acts; or or living on the street; or (iii) who resides with a (ix) who is found vulnerable and is likely to be (2) At the time of registration under this section, person (whether a guardian of the child or not) and inducted into drug abuse or trafficking; or the State Government shall determine and record such person— (x) who is being or is likely to be abused for the capacity and purpose of the institution and (a) has injured, exploited, abused or neglected the unconscionable gains; or shall register the institution as a Children’s Home child or has violated any other law for the time (xi) who is victim of or affected by any armed or open shelter or Specialised Adoption Agency being in force meant for the protection of child; or conflict, civil unrest or natural calamity; or or observation home or special home or place of (b) has threatened to kill, injure, exploit or abuse (xii) who is at imminent risk of marriage before safety, as the case may be. the child and there is a reasonable likelihood of the attaining the age of marriage and whose parents, (3) On receipt of application for registration under threat being carried out; or family members, guardian and any other persons sub-section- (1), from an existing or new institution (c) has killed, abused, neglected or exploited some are likely to be responsible for solemnisation of housing children in need of care and protection of other child or children and there is a reasonable such marriage; children in conflict with law, the State Government likelihood of the child in question being killed, been registered under this Act. may grant provisional registration, within one abused, exploited or neglected by that person; or 24 (iv) who is mentally ill or mentally or physically (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any a maximum period of six months, in order to bring challenged or suffering from terminal or incurable other law for the time being in force, all institutions, such institution under the purview of this Act, and disease, having no one to support or look after or whether run by a State Government or by voluntary shall determine the capacity of the Home which having parents or guardians unfit to take care, if or non-governmental organisations, which are shall be mentioned in the registration certificate: found so by the Board or the Committee; or meant, either wholly or partially, for housing Provided that if the said institution does not fulfill (v) who has a parent or guardian and such parent children in need of care and protection or children the prescribed criteria for registration, within the or guardian is found to be unfit or incapacitated, by in conflict with law, shall, be registered under period specified in sub-section (1), the provisional the Committee or the Board, to care for and protect this Act in such manner as may be prescribed, registration shall stand cancelled and the provisions the safety and well-being of the child; or within a period of six months from the date of of sub-section (5) shall apply. (vi) who does not have parents and no one is willing commencement of this Act, regardless of whether (4) If the State Government does not issue a to take care of, or whose parents have abandoned they are receiving grants from the Central provisional registration certificate within one or surrendered him; or Government or, as the case may be, the State month from the date of application, the proof (vii) who is missing or run away child, or whose Government or not: of receipt of application for registration shall parents cannot be found after making reasonable Provided that the institutions having valid be treated as provisional registration to run an inquiry in such manner as may be prescribed; or registration under the Juvenile Justice (Care and institution for a maximum period of six months. (viii) who has been or is being or is likely to be Protection of Children) Act, 2000 on the date of (5) If the application for registration is not disposed abused, tortured or exploited for the purpose of commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have of within six months by any officer or officers of Section 41 of JJ Act (Registration of CCIs) month from the date of receipt of application, for