 bill no i of  2013 the compulsory registration of callers using public telephone booths bill, 2013 a billto provide for compulsory registration of callers using public telephone booths for making calls in the interest of national security and for matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the compulsory registration of callers using public telephone booths act, 2013short title, extent and commencement(2) it extends to the whole of india5(3) it shall come into force at oncedefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "public call office (pco)" means a telephone facility located in a public place through manned or coin operated payphone;(b) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act45 of 1860 13 of 1885 21 of 2000(c) words and expressions used but not defined in this act but defined in theindian penal code, 1860, the indian telegraph act, 1885 and the information technology act, 2000 shall have the same meaning as is respectively assigned to them in those acts5registration of callers using pcos3 (1) it shall be the duty of every pco owner or his representative to obtain a copy ofa valid identity proof from every caller using their services and to maintain a record of callers and numbers called upon by them in such manner as may be prescribedexplanation—for the purpose of this section, the expression "valid identity proof"includes—10(i) valid passport; or (ii) voter identity card; or (iii) any photo identify card issued by the state governments or the centralgovernment or state or public sector undertakings or banks15(2) every owner of a pco or the service provider as the case may be shall depute aperson to maintain record of callers using coin operated payphone in such manner as may be prescribed(3) every owner or his representative or the service provider of a pco shall furnish therecords of the callers, as mentioned in sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 3, to governmentsecurity or intelligence agencies or the police department on demandpenalty204 any person who contravenes the provisions of section 3 of this act shall be punishedwith fine which may extend to rupees ten thousand for the first violation and upto rupees twenty thousand for second and subsequent violation5 the provisions of this act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistenttherewith contained in any other law, for the time being in force regulating public call officeoverriding effect of the act256 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any otherlaw for the time being in forceact not to be in derogation of any other law power to make rules7 the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules forcarrying out the purposes of this act statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthere has been a sharp increase in number of fake or hoax calls made from public call office (pco) for spreading false information related to militancy and for threatening, abusing and sexual harassment, etc it is a very serious security concern for our nation this is adversely affecting the activities of police force and disrupting public servicesseveral people call from pcos, some, however, misuse the service for making false or hoax calls when such fake calls are made from pcos, police swings in action to locate such pcos, but it takes some time for them to locate and reach there and anti-social elements find enough time to escape from the site of pco, leaving police forces helpless for want of callers' detailsin order to curb false or hoax  calls, it is felt that is should be made compulsory for all pco owners to maintain a record of callers with sufficient proof of identification along with the details of number calledhence this billparshottam khodabhai rupala memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 7 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of details only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— a billto provide for compulsory registration of callers using public telephone booths for makingcalls in the interest of national security and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(shri parshottam khodabhai rupala, mp)gmgipmrnd—6015rs(s4)—22032013