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Criminal Tribes.
[1924
or the individual member, as the case may be, are or is believed to have been concerned;
(ii) whether the criminal tribe, part or member follows any lawful occupation, and whether şuch occupation is a real occupation or merely a pretence for the purpose of facilitating the commission of crimes;
(iii) the suitability of the restriction area, or of the place of residence, as the case may be, which it is proposed to specify in the notification; and
(iv) the manner in which it is proposed that the persons to be restricted or settled shall earn their living within the restriction area or in the place of residence, and the adequacy of the arrangements which are proposed therefor.

Power to vary specified area or place of residence. 12. The Local Government may by a like notification vary the terms of any notification issued by it under section 11 for the purpose of specifying another restriction area or another place of residence, as the case may be, and any officer empowered in this behalf by the Local Government may, by order in writing, vary any notification made under section 11 or under this section for the purpose of specifying another restriction area, or, as the case may be, another place of residence, in the same district,

Power of local Government to restrict or settle criminal tribe in another province. 13. Any notification made by the Local Government under section 11 or section 12 may specify, as the restriction area or as the place of residence, an area or place situated in any other province, provided that the consent of the Local Government of that province shall first have been obtained.



Verification of presence of members of tribe within prescribed area or place of residence. 14. Every registered member of a criminal tribe, whose movements have been restricted or who has been settled in a place of residence in pursuance of any notification under section 11 or section 12, shall attend at such place and at suchtime and before such person as may be prescribed in this behalf.



Application of Act when criminal tribe is transferred from one province or district to another.

15. (1) Where, in pursuance of any such notification, any member of a criminal tribe is restricted in his movements to an area, or is settled in a place of residence, situated in a province other than that by the Local Government of which the notification under section 3 relating to the criminal tribe was issued, all the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder
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