This Act is enacted to make amendment and consolidation of the laws relating to children in order to maintain the best interests of the children, by respecting, protecting, promoting and fulfilling the rights of the child. Section 13 provides for the right of children to nutrition and health: (1) Every child shall have the right to proper nutrition, clean drinking water and the child up to two years of age shall also have the right to breast feeding. (2) Pregnant women and children shall have the right to get necessary vaccination to prevent diseases and allow to utilize the physical and mental health services according to the national standards, to get information about body, reproduction and reproductive health according to age and maturity. (3) Every child shall have the right to obtain free basic health service. The Act further makes proviiosns for: right to education, priority to be given for the best interests of children, matters to be considered while dispensing the juvenile justice, offences against the children, etc.
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