 bill no 135 of 2017 the prevention of damage to public property (amendment) bill, 2017 byshri mullappally ramachandran, mp a bill to amend the prevention of damage to public property act, 1984be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-eighth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the prevention of damage to public property act, 2017short title and commencement(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appointamendment of section 23 of 198452  in section 2 of the prevention of damage to public property act, 1984, in clause (b), after sub-clause (vi), the following sub-clause shall be added, namely:—"(vii) any religious or educational institution, firm or individual the premises of which are visited by the public in the normal course of events or in connection with day to day transactions10explanation— for the purposes of this sub-clause,—(a) immovable property shall include —(i) petrol pump stations, schools, colleges, universities, libraries, temples, churches, mosques, synagogues, gurudwaras, meditation halls;(ii) hotels, restaurants, tea shops and buildings under shops and commercial establishments act of the state government concerned;5(iii) statutes of late political or religious leaders; (iv) mobile towers; (v) computer centres, internet cafes; and (vi) medical clinics;10(b) movable property shall include—(i) taxies, auto rickshaws and other means of public transport; and (ii) dish antennae" statement of objects and reasonsat present the term "public property" as defined in the prevention of damage to public property act, 1984 includes any property, whether immovable or movable (including any machinery) owned or possessed by or under the control of the central government, state government, local authority, corporation or a company however, still there are many places where the public visit or interact at large in normal course of events like religious and educational institutions which are not included in the definition of public property the need is to include such places under the definition of 'public property' under the parent acthence this billnew delhi;mullappally  ramachandranjune 29, 2017 annexure extract from the prevention of damages to public property act, 1984 (3 of 1984)     definitions2 (a)     (b) "public property" means any property, whether immovable or movable (including any machinery) which is owned by, or in the possession of, or under the control of—(i) the central government; or (ii) any state government; or (iii) any local authority; or (iv) any corporation established by, or under, a central provincial or state act; or (v) any company as defined in section 617 of the companies act, 1956(1 of 1956); or(vi) any institution, concern or undertaking which the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, specify in this behalf:provided that the central government shall not specify, any institution, concern or undertaking under this sub-clause unless such institution, concern or undertaking is financed wholly or substantially by funds provided directly or indirectly by the central government or by one or more state governments, or partly by the central government and partly by one or more state governments       lok  sabha———— a billto amend the prevention of damage to public property act, 1984————(shri mullappally ramachandran, mp)gmgipmrnd—993ls(s3)—20-07-2017