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ACT NO. 60 OF 1986. [23rd December, 1986.] An Act to prohibit indecent representation of women through advertisements or in publications, writings, paintings, figures or in any other manner and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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THE INDECENT REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN (PROHIBITION) ACT, 1986 (NO. 60 OF 1986) An Act to prohibit indecent representation of women through advertisements or in pubspancations, writings, paintings, figures or in any other manner and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
- Introduction
- History of The Legislation
- Objective of The Act
- Defining “Indecency”
- Powers Vested to Officer and Government Under The Act
- Need For A New Law
- Conclusion
- References
Women’s organizations have agitated over the last decade with regard to how their gender is being portrayed by the media. Women’s struggles with the portrayal of advertisements that encourage parents to save dowries for the child; the equation of a ‘good’ lady with a wife; a vegetable oil brand that equates to motherhood. It is true that the number...
The introduction of the Rajya Sabha Bill against Women’s Indecent Representation in 1986 was in response to a women’s movement which called for a legislative action against the negative depiction of women in the country. The bill was introduced by Margaret Alva in the Rajya Sabha and became law in October 1987 by way of enactment. The legislation i...
The law on obscenity is codified in sections in this country-The Indian Penal Code Section 292, Section 293and Section 294. Despite these provisions, in publications, especially in advertisements, there is a growing indecent representation of women or references to women, which has the effect to denigrate women but is also derogative of women. Whil...
In Section 2(c)under the Indecent Representation of Women Act, 1986, the term “indecent representation” is defined as meaning “indecent representation of women” in any way to have the effect of being indignant or derogative of a woman, or of being corrupt or of being susceptible to public morality, or moralistic depravity. The word “indecent repres...
The Indecent Representation of Women Act punishes women’s indecent depiction, which implies a woman’s image in some way; her form or body and any aspect of the woman’s body, so as to cause immorality, degradation, or to deprave, abuse, or harm to public morality or moral standards. It states that no person shall publish or release any advertisement...
Advertisement includes any note, publication, sticker, packaging or other documents in the Act and also includes any visible representation made through any light, sound, smoke or gas. The amendment introduced by the National Commission for Womenseeks to amend the definition of advertisement to include any sign, circle, sticker, poster, wrapper or ...
There is no question that the Act has established women’s indecent representation, but that description is not exhaustive. It’s left open to interpretation by the courts. It is a successful law for maintaining women ‘s integrity and upholding their reputation, but their success depends on their implementation. The powers conferred on any gazette of...
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Oct 25, 2020 · The introduction of the Bill against indecent representation of women in the Rajya Sabha in 1986 was in response to the demand by the women’s movement for a legislative action against the derogatory depiction of women in India.
The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 is an Act of the Parliament of India which was enacted to prohibit indecent representation of women through film, web series, advertisement or in publications, writings, paintings, figures or in any other manner.
THE INDECENT REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN (PROHIBITION) ACT, 1986 (NO. 60 OF 1986) An Act to prohibit indecent representation of women through advertisements or in publications, writings, paintings, figures or in any other manner and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
This Act punishes the indecent representation of Women, which means the depiction in any manner of the figure of a woman; her form or body or any part thereof in such way as to have the effect of being indecent, or derogatory to, or denigrating women, or is likely to deprave, corrupt or injure the public morality or morals.
