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          (2) If the provisions of sub-section (1) are contravened by any person, the Health Officer may re-execute the work or replace the materials or things, as the case may be, and the cost of doing so shall be recovered from such person in the same manner as if it were an arrear of land revenue.

          '''93. Power of health staff to enter and inspect premises.-''' For the purpose of enforcing the provisions contained in this Chapter, the Health Officer or any of his subordinates not below the rank of Health or Sanitary Inspector may, at all reasonable times, after giving such notice as may appear to him reasonable, enter and inspect any land or building within his jurisdiction and the occupier or the owner, as the case may be, of such land or building, shall give all facilities necessary for such entry and inspection, and supply all such information as may be required of him for the purpose aforesaid.

          '''94. Financial inability, etc., sufficient defence.-''' In any proceedings under this Chapter, it shall be sufficient defence to show that the person proceeded against is financially unable to carry out the directions given or that the necessary materials and appliances for the treatment or measures recommended are not available or that the collection of water is indispensable for the general communal purposes of the locality.

{{Center|'''CHAPTER X - Sanitation and Buildings'''}}

{{Center|'''Part I - Residential Areas'''}}

          '''95.Notification of residential areas.-''' (1) Every urban local authority shall, within one year from the commencement of this Act or within such further time as the Government may allow in the case of any such authority, notify in the prescribed manner, the localities, divisions, wards, streets or portions of streets in its local area which shall be reserved for residential purposes.

          (2) An urban local authority may, at any time subsequent to the issue of a notification under sub-section (1), notify additional localities, divisions, wards, streets or portions of streets, as areas which shall be reserved for residential purposes.

          (3) A notification issued under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) may declare that operations in any factory, workshop or workplace in existence at the time when it comes into force, or that the continuance of any offensive trade carried on by any person at such time shall be subject to such restrictions, limitations, and conditions as may be specified in the notification.

          '''96. Approval of Director of Health Services and Director of Town Planning to be obtained for notification.-''' (1) Before issuing a notification under section 95, the local authority shall-

            (a) obtain the approval both of the Director of Health Services and of the Director of Town Planning, in regard to

              (i) the suitability of the areas proposed to be reserved for residential purposes;

              (ii) the restrictions, limitations and conditions, if any, proposed to be imposed under sub-section (3) of section 95; and

            (b) publish in the prescribed manner for general information the situation and limits of the areas proposed to be reserved for residential purposes and the restrictions, limitations and conditions, if any proposed to be imposed under sub-section (3) of section 95, and consider all objections received by it within six weeks of such publication.

          (2) In the event of a difference of opinion between the local authority and the 2Director of Health Services) or the Director of Town Planning, the matter shall be referred to the Government whose decision shall be final.

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affected with any epidemic, endemic or infectious disease including leprosy as defined in section 79 and for preventing the spread of such diseases, and the rules may declare by what authority or authorities such rule shall be enforced and executed.

{{Center|'''CHAPTER VIII - Maternity and Child Welfare'''}}

          '''87. Local Authority to carry out maternity and child welfare measures-''' Every local authority shall be bound to carry out such measures pertaining to maternity and child welfare as may be prescribed.

{{Center|''CHAPTER IX - Mosquito Control''}}

          '''88. Prohibition of mosquito breeding in collection of water.-''' (1) No person or local authority shall-

            (a) have, keep, or maintain within any local area any collection of standing or flowing water in which mosquitoes breed or are likely to breed, or

            (b) cause, permit or suffer any water within such area to form a collection in which mosquitoes breed or are likely to breed, unless such collection has been so treated as effectively to prevent such breeding.

          '''Explanation:-''' Troughs used for cattle and in frequent use shall not, until the Contrary is proved, be deemed to be collections of water in which mosquitoes breed or are likely to breed.

          (2)The natural presence of mosquito larvae in any standing or flowing water shall be evidence that mosquitoes are breeding in such water.

          '''89. Treatment of mosquito breeding places.-''' (1) The Health Officer may, by notice, require the owner or the occupier of any place containing any collection of standing or flowing water in which mosquitoes breed or are likely to breed within such time as may be specified in the notice, not being less than twenty-four hours, to take such measures with respect to the same or to treat the same by such physical, chemical or biological method, being measures or a method, approved by the Director of Health Services, as the Health Officer may consider suitable in the circumstances.

          (2) If a notice under sub-section (1) is served on the occupier, he shall, in the absence of a contract, expressed or implied, to the contrary, be entitled to recover from the owner the reasonable expenses incurred by him in taking the measures or adopting the method of treatment, specified in the notice, and may deduct the amount of such expenses from the rent which is then, or which may thereafter, be due from him to the owner.

          '''90. Health Officer's power in case of default.-''' If the person on whom a notice is served under section 89 fails or refuses to take the measures or adopt the method of treatment specified in such notice within the time specified therein, the Health Officer may himself take such measures or adopt such treatment and recover the cost of doing so from the owner or occupier of the property, as the case may be, in the same manner as if it were an arrear of land revenue.

          '''91. Protection of anti-mosquito work.--'''Where, with the object of preventing the breeding of mosquitoes in any land or buildings, the Government or any local authority, or the owner or occupier at the instance of the Government or any local authority, has constructed any works in such land or building, the owner for the time being as well as the occupier for the time being of such land or building shall prevent its being used in any manner which causes, or is likely to cause, the deterioration of such works, or which impairs or is likely to impair their efficiency.

          '''92. Protection of interference with such works.-''' (1)No person shall without the consent of the Health Officer intorfere with, injure, destroy or render useless, any Work executed or any material or thing placed in, under, or upon any land or building by or under the orders of the Health Officer with the object of preventing the breeding of mosquitoes therein.

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specified in the notice and remain there until such time as he is certified by an authorised practitioner to be no longer infectious.

          (ii) The notice shall allow a reasonable period for compliance therewith.

          (iii) if the person suffering from leprosy does not comply with the notice within the period allowed therein, the Health Officer may have him compulsorily removed to the segregation accommodation specified therein, using such force, as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose.

          (iv) The Health Officer may permit any person detained in the segregation accommodation to engage himself or accept employment in any of the capacities other than those specified in section 81 provided that it does-not involve the performance or any act specifically prohibited by this Act.

          (v) The notice referred to in clause (i) may be given to the persons who has the care of a person suffering from leprosy, and thereupon it shall be the duty of the former to remove the person suffering from leprosy to the segregation accommodation specified in the notice.

          (vi) if any person suffering from leprosy escapes from or leaves the segregation accommodation provided for him, without the written permission of the Health Officer or any other officer authorised by him in this behalf, such person may be arrested without a warrant by any police officer or by any one specially empowered by the Government and removed forthwith to such segregation accommodation.

          (vii) The local authority shall arrange for the food, clothing and other necessaries of every person suffering from leprosy who is detained in the segregation accommodation, but any such person shall be at liberty to make his own arrangements for his food, clothing or other necessaries.

          (viii) if any person is arrested under Clause (vi) after having been arrested and dealt with under that clause on at least three previous occasions, he shall, if the Health Officer so directs in writing, be produced before a Magistrate of the First Class who shall have power to order his detention in a leprosy annexe attached to a prison until such time as he is certified by an authorised practitioner to be no longer infectious; and thereupon all the provisions of the law for the time being in force shall, so far as may be and with such modifications if any, as may be prescribed, apply to such person as if he had been sentenced to simple imprisonment for the period for which such detention was ordered.

          If the Magistrate does not order such detention or if the order of detention passed by him is subsequently cancelled, whether by himself or by any other Magistrate of the First Class, the person arrested or detained, as the case may be, shall forthwith be removed to the segregation accommodation aforesaid.

          '''85. Power to require fresh certificate that person suffering from leprosy is not infectious.--'''Where any authority prescribed in this behalf has reason to believe that a certificate such as is referred to in section 81 or in Clause (1) of section 84 issued in respect of any person suffering from leprosy has ceased to be correct by reason of his having subsequently become infectious, such authority may require such person to obtain a fresh certificate from any authorised practitioner of his choice, as to the character of his leprosy, that is to say, as to whether he is or is not infectious.

          Unless a fresh certificate as aforesaid is obtained by the person suffering from leprosy within such period as may be prescribed and such certificate declares him to be non-infectious, the certificate previously issued shall, for the purpose of all the provisions contained in this Part, be deemed to have been cancelled.

{{Center|'''PART V - Power to make rules'''}}

          '''86. Rules for the prevention, treatment and control of certain diseases.-''' The Government shall have power to make such rules as they deem fit for the treatment of persons

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          (b) enter any other public Conveyance, without previously intimating to the owner, driver or conductor thereof that he is suffering from leprosy.

          (2) No person who has the care of a person whom he knows to be suffering from leprosy shall permit him to be carried-

            (a) in any public conveyance used for the conveyance of passengers at separate fares, or

            (b) in any other public conveyance, without previously intimating to the OWner, driver or conductor thereof that he is suffering from leprosy.

          (3) The owner, driver or conductor of a public conveyance used for the Conveyance of passengers at separate fares shall not convey therein a person whom he knows to be suffering from leprosy at any time when a passenger not suffering from leprosy is being Conveyed there in:

          Provided that a person suffering from leprosy may be conveyed in the public Conveyance aforesaid in such cases of emergency and subject to such restrictions and safeguards as may be notified by the Government.

          (4) The owner or driver of any other public conveyance may refuse to Convey therein any person suffering from leprosy until he has been paid a sum sufficient to cover any loss and expense which will be incurred by reason of the provisions of the next succeeding sub-section.

          (5) The person in charge of a public conveyance in which a person whom he knows to be suffering from leprosy has been conveyed shall, as soon as practicable, give notice to the Health Officer of the local area in which the conveyance is usually kept and before permitting any other person to enter the conveyance, shall cause it to be disinfected.

          (6) The local authority, when so requested by the person in charge of a public conveyance in which a person suffering from leprosy has been Conveyed, shall provide for its disinfection.

          '''83. Prohibition of persons suffering from leprosy from attending school, college or taking out books or newspapers from public or circulating libraries.-''' (1) No person who knows that he is suffering from leprosy shall-

            (a) attend any school, College, playground or such other place; or

            (b) take any book or newspaper or cause any book or newspaper to be taken for his use or use any book or newspaper taken, from any public or circulating library.

          (2) No person who has the care of a person whom he knoWS to be Suffering from leprosy shall permit him to do any of the acts prohibited by sub-section (1).

          (3) For the purposes of this section

            (a) "public library" shall include "public reading room";

            (b) "book" shall include every volume, part or division of a volume, pamphlet and leaflet in any language and every sheet of map, chart or plan separately printed, lithographed or otherwise mechanically produced; and

            (c) "newspaper" shall mean any periodical work containing public news.

          '''84. Segregation of persons suffering from leprosy.-''' The Government may, on the recommendation of the Director of Health Services, by notification, declare any area to be a "Segregation Area" if they are satisfied that in such area adequate segregation accommodation for persons suffering from leprosy has been provided by the local authority, or has been placed at its disposal and set apart by it for the purpose; and thereupon, the following provisions shall apply to such area:-

          (i) The Health Officer may, by notice, require any person suffering from leprosy and residing within the segregation area to remove himself to such segregation accommodation as may be

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bacillican be demonstrated from the mucous membrane of the patient's nose or from his skin, by any recognized standard method of examination approved by the Government.

          (b) “Authorised practitioner means a medical practitioner authorised by the Government in this behalf.

          '''80. Provision for treatment of leprosy by local authority.-''' A local authority may, and if so required by the Government shall, make such arrangement in its local area as may be directed by the Government for-

          (a) the free diagnosis and treatment of persons suffering, or suspected to suffer, from leprosy, and

          (b) the prevention of infection from leprosy.

          '''81. Persons suffering from leprosy not to engage in certain occupations.-''' (1) No person who knows that he is suffering from leprosy shall, until he is certified by an authorised practitioner to be non-infectious and to have been so for a period of not less than three months, engage himself or accept any employment-

            (i) As a Cook, attendant, workman, salesman, server, or carrier in any place where food is sold to members of the public or is prepared or stored for such sale;

            (ii) As a Worker tending on or milking cow, buffaloes, or goats whose milk is to be sold or distributed to members of the public, or as a seller or distributor of milk to members of the public;

            (iii) as driver or conductor of a public conveyance;

            (iv) as a public servant; or

            (v) in any other capacity which, in the opinion of the Health Officer involves deleterious contact with other persons not suffering from leprosy.

          (2) No person who knows that he is suffering from leprosy shall, until he is certified by an authorised practitioner to be non-infectious and to have been so for a period of not less than six months-

            (a) attend any school, college, playground or other similar place either as a teacher or as a member of the staff employed therein; or

            (b) engage himself or accept any employment-

              (i) as a doctor, nurse, midwife, ayah or orderly,

              (ii) as a barber or hair-dresser,

              (iii) as a tailor,

              (iv) as a dhobi or launderer,

              (V) as a house servant, personal attender ora peon,

              (vi) in any other capacity which, in the opinion of the Health Officer involves deleterious contact with children.

          (3) No one who has the care of any person whom he knows to be suffering from leprosy shall cause or permit such person to engage himself or accept any employment in any of the capacities referred to in sub-section (1) or to attend any place or engage himself or accept any employment in any of the capacities referred to in sub-section (2), until he is certified by a authorised practitioner as set forth in sub-section (1), or subsection (2), as the case may be.

          (4) No one shall engage or employ any person whom he knows to be Suffering from leprosy in any of the capacities referred to in sub-sections (1) and (2) until he is certified by an authorised practitioner as set forth in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), as the case may be.

          '''82. Persons suffering from leprosy not to use public conveyance.-''' (1) No person who knows that he is suffering from leprosy shall-

            (a) enter any public conveyance used for the conveyance of passengers at separate fares, or

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the powers conferred by this section; but, save as provided in this sub-section, no claim for compensation shall lie for any loss or damage caused by any exercise of the powers aforesaid.

          '''75. Destruction of rats, mice etc.-''' (1) The occupier of every premises or if the premises are unoccupied, the owner thereof shall take such steps as may be reasonably practicable for the destruction of rates, mice and other animals susceptible to plague infesting Such premises.

          (2) Where the Health Officer is of opinion that the occupier or Owner of any premises has failed to fulfil the obligation laid on him by sub-section (1) he may either

            (a) serve a notice on such occupier or Owner, requiring him to take Such steps and Within such time as may be specified in the notice; or

            (b) enter upon such premises and take such steps as may be necessary for the purpose of destroying the rats, mice and other animals susceptible to plague infesting the same, after giving not less than twenty four hours previous notice to Such occupier or owner.

          (3) Any expenses incurred under clause (b) of sub-section (2) may be recovered by the local authority concerned from the occupier or owner, as the case may be as if it were a tax due from him to the local authority.

{{Center|'''PART III - Venereal Diseases'''}}

          '''76. Provision for treatment of venereal diseases by local authorities.-'''(1) A local authority may, and if so required by the Government shall, make such arrangements in its local area as may be directed by the Government for

            (a) the free diagnosis and treatment of persons suffering, or suspected to suffer, from venereal diseases; and

            (b) the prevention of infection from such diseases.

          (2) The local authority may, for the purpose mentioned in sub-section (1) enter into a contract—

            (a) with any other local authority; or

            (b) with the hospital or medical institution recognised by the Government in this behalf; or

            (c) with the sanction of the Government, with any qualified and registered medical practitioner.

          '''77. Patient to be instructed in methods of prevention of the spread of veneral disease.-''' Every physician or other person treating or examining with a view to treatment, a person having a venereal disease shall, at the first visit-

          (a) impress upon such person the necessity for treatment until the cure is effected,

          (b) instruct him in regard to the measures necessary for preventing the spread of the disease; and

          (c) furnish him with such other information relating to the disease as may be provided by the Director of Health Services

          '''78. Certain medical practitioners to certify as to freedom from venereal disease-''' Every medical practitioner included in a panel published by the Government for the purposes of this section shall be bound, at the instance of a person desirous of obtaining a certificate under this section and on payment of a fee of five rupees to examine such person, and if he finds such person is not suffering from a venereal disease or has been cured thereof, to furnish to such person a certificate to that effect in the prescribed form.

{{Center|'''PART IV - Leprosy'''}}

          '''79. Definitions.-''' In this Part-

          (a) 'Leprosy' means open leprosy, that is to say, that form of the disease in which leprosy

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the powers conferred by this section; but, save as provided in this sub-section, no claim for compensation shall lie for any loss or damage caused by any exercise of the powers aforesaid.
          '''75. Destruction of rats, mice etc.-''' (1) The occupier of every premises or if the premises are unoccupied, the owner thereof shall take such steps as may be reasonably practicable for the destruction of rates, mice and other animals susceptible to plague infesting Such premises.
          (2) Where the Health Officer is of opinion that the occupier or Owner of any premises has failed to fulfil the obligation laid on him by sub-section (1) he may either

            (a) serve a notice on such occupier or Owner, requiring him to take Such steps and Within such time as may be specified in the notice; or

            (b) enter upon such premises and take such steps as may be necessary for the purpose of destroying the rats, mice and other animals susceptible to plague infesting the same, after giving not less than twenty four hours previous notice to Such occupier or owner.

          (3) Any expenses incurred under clause (b) of sub-section (2) may be recovered by the local authority concerned from the occupier or owner, as the case may be as if it were a tax due from him to the local authority.

{{Center|'''PART III - Venereal Diseases'''}}

          '''76. Provision for treatment of venereal diseases by local authorities.-'''(1) A local authority may, and if so required by the Government shall, make such arrangements in its local area as may be directed by the Government for

            (a) the free diagnosis and treatment of persons suffering, or suspected to suffer, from venereal diseases; and

            (b) the prevention of infection from such diseases.

          (2) The local authority may, for the purpose mentioned in sub-section (1) enter into a contract—

            (a) with any other local authority; or

            (b) with the hospital or medical institution recognised by the Government in this behalf; or

            (c) with the sanction of the Government, with any qualified and registered medical practitioner.

          '''77. Patient to be instructed in methods of prevention of the spread of veneral disease.-''' Every physician or other person treating or examining with a view to treatment, a person having a venereal disease shall, at the first visit-

          (a) impress upon such person the necessity for treatment until the cure is effected,

          (b) instruct him in regard to the measures necessary for preventing the spread of the disease; and

          (c) furnish him with such other information relating to the disease as may be provided by the Director of Health Services

          '''78. Certain medical practitioners to certify as to freedom from venereal disease-''' Every medical practitioner included in a panel published by the Government for the purposes of this section shall be bound, at the instance of a person desirous of obtaining a certificate under this section and on payment of a fee of five rupees to examine such person, and if he finds such person is not suffering from a venereal disease or has been cured thereof, to furnish to such person a certificate to that effect in the prescribed form.

{{Center|'''PART IV - Leprosy'''}}

          '''79. Definitions.-''' In this Part-

          (a) 'Leprosy' means open leprosy, that is to say, that form of the disease in which leprosy

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          (2) When a declaration under clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (1) Comes into operation and until it is withdrawn, the Collector or any person duly authorised by him by general or special order, or if empowered in this behalf by rules made under this Act, the Health Officer, or any other officer of the local authority Concerned or any officer of the Government other than the Collector may, subject to such exceptions, restrictions, limitations and conditions and to such control as may be prescribed either generally or in the case of the notified disease to which the declaration relates, exercise the following powers namely:-

            (a) power to order the evacuation of infected houses and houses adjoining them or in their neighbourhood, or generally of all houses in any infected locality;

            (b) power to make vaccination and preventive inoculations Compulsory Subject to the provisions of Sub-section (3);

            (c) power to direct-

              (i) that persons arriving from places outside the local area or residing in any building adjacent to, or in the neighborhood of an infected building, shall be examined by any specified medical officer or by any one of a specified class of medical officers;

              (ii) that the clothing, bedding or other articles belonging to such persons shall be disinfected if there is reason to suspect that they have been exposed to infection; and

              (iii) that any such person shall give his address and present himself daily for medical examination at a specified time and place, for a period not exceeding ten days;

            (d) power to take such measures as may be necessary -

              (i) in respect of, or in relation to, persons exposed to infection from any notified disease, or likely to infect other persons with any such disease; and

              (ii) in respect of, or in relation to, articles exposed to infection from any notified disease, or likely to infect persons with any such disease,

              including, in case (i) the placing of restrictions on the movements of Such persons, and in case (ii), the destruction of such articles and the placing of restrictions on their export from import into or transport within, the local area;

            (e) power to direct that at any place within or outside the local area, any consignment of grain exported from or imported into, such area by rail, road or otherwise, shall be examined and, if necessary, unloaded and disinfected in any specified manner; and

            (f) power to close all or any existing markets and to appoint special places where markets may be held.

          (3)(a) If any person who, or a child in whose care is sought to be vaccinated or inoculated in pursuance of the power referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (2) declares before a Magistrate specially empowered by the Government in this behalf that as a result of a careful enquiry into the subject, he believes that such vaccination or inoculation will be injurious to his health or the health of the child, as the case may be, the Magistrate may, after giving notice to the Health Officer and hearing any representations made by him or on his behalf, exempt such person or child from vaccination or inoculation on Condition of the person aforesaid undertaking to subject himself and the members of his family to isolation of such description and for such period and to such further restrictions, if any, as may be directed by the Magistrate:

            Provided that any exemption granted under this clause shall cease to have effect after a conviction under clause (b) and no exemption shall be granted to any person who has been so convicted.

            (b) Any person who commits a breach of any undertaking given by him under clause (a) shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three months, or with fine not exceeding one hundred rupees or with both.

          (4) The local authority or the Government may, in its discretion, give compensation to any person who, in its opinion, has sustained substantial loss by the destruction of any property under

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          (2) When a declaration under clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (1) Comes into operation and until it is withdrawn, the Collector or any person duly authorised by him by general or special order, or if empowered in this behalf by rules made under this Act, the Health Officer, or any other officer of the local authority Concerned or any officer of the Government other than the Collector may, subject to such exceptions, restrictions, limitations and conditions and to such control as may be prescribed either generally or in the case of the notified disease to which the declaration relates, exercise the following powers namely:-

            (a) power to order the evacuation of infected houses and houses adjoining them or in their neighbourhood, or generally of all houses in any infected locality;

            (b) power to make vaccination and preventive inoculations Compulsory Subject to the provisions of Sub-section (3);

            (c) power to direct-

              (i) that persons arriving from places outside the local area or residing in any building adjacent to, or in the neighborhood of an infected building, shall be examined by any specified medical officer or by any one of a specified class of medical officers;

              (ii) that the clothing, bedding or other articles belonging to such persons shall be disinfected if there is reason to suspect that they have been exposed to infection; and

              (iii) that any such person shall give his address and present himself daily for medical examination at a specified time and place, for a period not exceeding ten days;

            (d) power to take such measures as may be necessary -

              (i) in respect of, or in relation to, persons exposed to infection from any notified disease, or likely to infect other persons with any such disease; and

              (ii) in respect of, or in relation to, articles exposed to infection from any notified disease, or likely to infect persons with any such disease,

              including, in case (i) the placing of restrictions on the movements of Such persons, and in case (ii), the destruction of such articles and the placing of restrictions on their export from import into or transport within, the local area;

            (e) power to direct that at any place within or outside the local area, any consignment of grain exported from or imported into, such area by rail, road or otherwise, shall be examined and, if necessary, unloaded and disinfected in any specified manner; and

            (f) power to close all or any existing markets and to appoint special places where markets may be held.

          (3)(a) If any person who, or a child in whose care is sought to be vaccinated or inoculated in pursuance of the power referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (2) declares before a Magistrate specially empowered by the Government in this behalf that as a result of a careful enquiry into the subject, he believes that such vaccination or inoculation will be injurious to his health or the health of the child, as the case may be, the Magistrate may, after giving notice to the Health Officer and hearing any representations made by him or on his behalf, exempt such person or child from vaccination or inoculation on Condition of the person aforesaid undertaking to subject himself and the members of his family to isolation of such description and for such period and to such further restrictions, if any, as may be directed by the Magistrate:

            Provided that any exemption granted under this clause shall cease to have effect after a conviction under clause (b) and no exemption shall be granted to any person who has been SO convicted.

            (b) Any person who commits a breach of any undertaking given by him under clause (a) shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three months, or with fine not exceeding one hundred rupees or with both.

          (4) The local authority or the Government may, in its discretion, give compensation to any person who, in its opinion, has sustained substantial loss by the destruction of any property under

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          (2) When a declaration under clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (1) Comes into operation and until it is withdrawn, the Collector or any person duly authorised by him by general or special order, or if empowered in this behalf by rules made under this Act, the Health Officer, or any other officer of the local authority Concerned or any officer of the Government other than the Collector may, subject to such exceptions, restrictions, limitations and conditions and to such control as may be prescribed either generally or in the case of the notified disease to which the declaration relates, exercise the following powers namely:-

            (a) power to order the evacuation of infected houses and houses adjoining them or in their neighbourhood, or generally of all houses in any infected locality;

            (b) power to make vaccination and preventive inoculations Compulsory Subject to the provisions of Sub-section (3);

            (c) power to direct-

              (i) that persons arriving from places outside the local area or residing in any building adjacent to, or in the neighborhood of an infected building, shall be examined by any specified medical officer or by any one of a specified class of medical officers;

              (ii) that the clothing, bedding or other articles belonging to such persons shall be disinfected if there is reason to suspect that they have been exposed to infection; and

              (iii) that any such person shall give his address and present himself daily for medical examination at a specified time and place, for a period not exceeding ten days;

            (d) power to take such measures as may be necessary -

              (i) in respect of, or in relation to, persons exposed to infection from any notified disease, or likely to infect other persons with any such disease; and

              (ii) in respect of, or in relation to, articles exposed to infection from any notified disease, or likely to infect persons with any such disease, including, in case (i) the placing of restrictions on the movements of Such persons, and in case (ii), the destruction of such articles and the placing of restrictions on their export from import into or transport within, the local area;

            (e) power to direct that at any place within or outside the local area, any consignment of grain exported from or imported into, such area by rail, road or otherwise, shall be examined and, if necessary, unloaded and disinfected in any specified manner; and

            (f) power to close all or any existing markets and to appoint special places where markets may be held.

          (3)(a) If any person who, or a child in whose care is sought to be vaccinated or inoculated in pursuance of the power referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (2) declares before a Magistrate specially empowered by the Government in this behalf that as a result of a careful enquiry into the subject, he believes that such vaccination or inoculation will be injurious to his health or the health of the child, as the case may be, the Magistrate may, after giving notice to the Health Officer and hearing any representations made by him or on his behalf, exempt such person or child from vaccination or inoculation on Condition of the person aforesaid undertaking to subject himself and the members of his family to isolation of such description and for such period and to such further restrictions, if any, as may be directed by the Magistrate:

            Provided that any exemption granted under this clause shall cease to have effect after a conviction under clause (b) and no exemption shall be granted to any person who has been SO convicted.

            (b) Any person who commits a breach of any undertaking given by him under clause (a) shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three months, or with fine not exceeding one hundred rupees or with both.

          (4) The local authority or the Government may, in its discretion, give compensation to any person who, in its opinion, has sustained substantial loss by the destruction of any property under

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          (2) No person shall, without the sanction in writing of an officer of the Public Health Department of the Government or of the local authority concerned not below the rank of Health or Sanitary Inspector, retain in any premises (elsewhere than in a public mortuary) for more than twelve hours the body of any person who has died while suffering from any notified disease.

          (3)(a) If any such body (not being a body kept in a mortuary) remains undisposed of for more than twelve hours without the sanction referred to in sub-section (2), or

          if the dead body of any person is retained in any building so as to endanger the health of the inmates of such building or of any adjoining or neighboring building,

          any Magistrate may, on the application of any officer referred to in sub-section (2), order the body to be removed and disposed of within a specified time.

          (b) Any Magistrate may, in the case of the body of a person who has died While suffering from a notified disease, or in any other case in which he considers the immediate disposal of the body necessary, direct the body to be disposed of, unless the friends or the relatives of the deceased undertake the disposal of the body within a time specified in the order.

          (c) The expenses of the removal and disposal of any body under clause (a) or clause (b) shall be borne by the local authority; but such expenses may be recovered as if it were a tax due to the local authority from any person who would have been legally liable therefore but for such removal and disposal, unless, in the opinion of the local authority, he is too poor to do so.

          (4)(a) If any person dies in a hospital or a place of temporary accommodation for the sick, while suffering from a notified disease, and the Health Officer certifies that, in his opinion, it is desirable, in order to prevent the spread of infection, that the body should not be removed from such hospital or place except for the purpose of being taken direct to a burial or burning ground or a crematorium for being forthwith buried or cremated, no person shall remove the body from the hospital or place except for such a purpose.

            (b) When the body is removed for the purpose aforesaid, it shall forthwith be taken direct to a burial or burning ground or a crematorium and there buried or cremated with the least practicable delay.

          (5) Without the permission of the Health Officer or a Magistrate, no person shall cause or permit to be carried in a public or private conveyance the dead body of any person who has died while suffering from cholera, small-pox or plague.

          '''73. Power of Magistrate to prohibit an assembly of more than fifty persons.-''' In the event of the prevalence of a notified disease in any local area, on the application of the Health Officer, any Magistrate, not being a Magistrate of the third class having local jurisdiction shall have power to prohibit either generally or by special order in any individual case, assemblages Consisting of any number of persons exceeding fifty in any place whether public or private or in any circumstances or for any purpose if in his opinion such assemblages in Such place in such circumstances or for such purpose, would be likely to become a means of spreading the disease or of rendering it more virulent.

          '''74. Power of Government to confer special powers on officers to control notified diseases.-''' (1)(a) In the event of the prevalence or threatened outbreak of a notified disease in any place or area, the Government may declare, that such place or area is visited by or threatened with an outbreak of such diseases.

            (b) The power conferred on the Government by clause (a) may subject to the Control of the Government also be exercised by the Collector in respect of a place or area within his district.

            (c) Any declaration made by the Government under clause (a) or withdrawal thereof in whole or in part shall be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation on the date of such publication.

            (d) Any declaration made by the Collector under clause (b) or withdrawal thereof in whole or in part shall be published in the Gazette, and shall come into operation on the date of such publication.

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          '''69. Prohibition of the exposure of other persons to infection.-'''(1) No person who knows that he is suffering from a notified disease shall expose other persons to the risk of infection by his presence or conduct in-

              (a) any street or public place, or

              (b) any market, theatre or other place of entertainment or assembly, or

              (c) any school, college, playground or such other place, or

              (d) any hotel, hostel, boarding house, choultry, rest house or club, or

              (e) any factory or shop, or

              (f) any public bathing place, or

              (g) any other place of public resort.

          '''Explanation.-'''A person shall be deemed to know that he is suffering from a notified disease within the meaning of this sub-section if he has been informed by the Health Officer or any other officer of the Public Health Department of the Government or of a local authority, not below the rank of Health or Sanitary Inspector, or a medical practitioner, that he is so suffering.

          (2) No person who has the care of a person whom he knows to be suffering from a notified disease shall cause or permit that person to expose others to the risk of infection by his presence or conduct in any place referred to in sub-section (1).

          '''70. Forbidding work in infected premises.-''' (1) If a case of notified disease occurs on any premises, the Health Officer may, whether the person suffering from the disease has been removed from the premises or not, make an order forbidding any Work to which this section applies, to be given out to any person living or working on those premises or in such part thereof as may be specified in the order, and any order so made be served on the occupier of the factory from which the Work is given out or on any contractor employed by such occupier.

          (2) An order under this section may be expressed to be operative for a specified time or until the premises or any part thereof specified in the order have been disinfected to the satisfaction of the Health Officer, or may be expressed to be inoperative so long as any other reasonable precautions specified in the order are taken.

          (3) The Section applies to the making, cleaning, washing, altering, ornamenting, finishing or repairing of Wearing apparel and any work incidental thereto, and to such other classes of work as may, from time to time, be notified by the Director of Health Services.

          '''71. Prohibition of use of public library by infected person.-''' (1) No person who knows that he is Suffering from a notified disease shall take any book or newspaper, or cause any book or newspaper to be taken for his use, or use any book or newspaper taken, from any public or circulating library.

          (2) If a person develops a notified disease while he is in possession of any such book or newspaper, he shall cause it to be disinfected before it is returned to the library.

          (3) For the purposes of this section-

              (a) "public library” shall include public reading room;

              (b) "book" shall include every volume, part or division of a volume, pamphlet and leaflet in any language and every sheet of map, chart, or plan separately printed, lithographed or otherwise mechanically produced; and

              (C) "newspaper” shall mean any periodical work containing public news or comments on public news.

          '''72. Disposal of bodies of persons dying while suffering from notified disease.-''' (1) No person having the charge or control of the body of any person who has died while suffering from a notified disease shall permit or suffer persons to come unnecessarily into contact with, or proximity to, the body.

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          '''65. Closure of lodging houses.-''' If, on the application of the Health Officer, a Magistrate (not being a Magistrate of the third class) is satisfied that it is necessary in the interests of public health that a lodging house or any place where articles of food are sold, or prepared, stored, or exposed for sale, or distributed, should be closed on account of the existence or recent occurrence in such lodging house or place of a case of notified disease, the Magistrate may, by order, direct it to be closed until the expiry of such period as may be specified in the order or until it is certified by the Health Officer to be free from infection.

          '''66. Infected cloth not to be sent to laundry.-''' No person shall-

          (1) sent or take to any laundry or public wash house or any public water-course, tank or well, for the purpose of being washed, or to any place for the purpose of being cleansed, any clothing, bedding or other article which he knows to have been exposed to infection from any notified disease, unless such article has been disinfected by or to the satisfaction of the Health Officer, or a medical practitioner, or unless under instructions from such a person it is sent with proper precautions to a laundry for the purpose of disinfection with notice that it has been exposed to infection; or

          (2) place or cause or permit to be placed in any dustbin or other receptacle for the deposit of refuse any matter which he knows to have been exposed to infection from a notified disease and Which has not been disinfected.

          '''67. Infected persons not to use public conveyance.-''' (1) No person who knows that he is suffering from a notified disease shall-

            (a) enter any public conveyance used for the conveyance of passengers at separate fares, or

            (b) enter any other public conveyance, without previously notifying the owner, driver or conductor thereof that he is so suffering.

          (2) No person having the care of a person whom he knows to be suffering from a notified disease shall permit that person to be carried-

            (a) In any public conveyance used for the conveyance of passengers at separate fares, Or

            (b) in any other public conveyance, without previously notifying the owner, driver or conductor thereof that the person is so suffering.

          (3) The owner, driver or conductor of a public conveyance used for the Conveyance of passengers at separate fares shall not convey therein a person whom he knows to be suffering from a notified disease, at any time when a passenger not suffering from such disease is being conveyed therein:

          Provided that a person suffering from a notified disease may be Conveyed in the public conveyance aforesaid, in such case of emergency and subject to such restrictions and safeguards as may be notified by the Government.

          (4) The owner or driver of any other public conveyance may refuse to convey therein any person suffering from a notified disease until he has been paid a sum sufficient to cover any loss and expense which will be incurred by reason of the provision of the next succeeding sub-section.

          (5) If a person Suffering from a notified disease is conveyed in a public Conveyance the person in charge thereof shall, as soon as practicable, give notice to the Health Officer or other notified officer of the area in which the conveyance is usually kept and before permitting any other person to enter the conveyance shall cause it to be disinfected.

          (6) The local authority, when so requested by the person in charge of a public Conveyance in which a person suffering from a notified disease has been conveyed shall provide for its disinfection.

          '''68. Letting or sub-letting a building occupied by an infected person.-''' No person shall, without a special permit from the Health Officer, let or sub-let or permit or suffer any prospective tenant to enter a building in which he knows or has reason to know that a person has been suffering from a notified disease within the three months immediately preceding.

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          '''61. Occupation of houses to prevent the spread of infection.-''' (1) The Health Officer may, in case of emergency, with the sanction of the Collector, enter upon, OCCupy and use, or depute any person to enter upon, occupy and use, without having recourse to the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act for the time being in force, any building or place which, in the opinion of the Health Officer, is required, and is suitable for any purposes connected with the prevention or Control of infection from a notified disease:

          Provided that, if the building or place is occupied, notice shall be given in Writing to the occupant or be conspicuously affixed on such building or place, not less than forty-eight hours before it is entered upon.

          (2) The owner or lessee of such building or place shall be entitled to compensation for any damage or expenses incurred and to a reasonable rent for the period during which it had been occupied or used for any of the purposes referred to in sub-section (1). Such compensation and rent shall be fixed by the Collector.

          (3) The compensation fixed under sub-section (2) shall be paid by the local authority concerned.

          (4) The Health Officer shall, when any such building or place ceases to be occupied or used for any of the purposes aforesaid, cause it to be thoroughly disinfected and cleansed.

          '''62. Information regarding notified diseases-''' Every medical practitioner who, in the course of his practice, becomes cognizant of the existence of any notified disease in any private or public dwelling other than a public hospital, and every manager of any factory or public building, every keeper of a lodging house, every head of a family and every owner or Occupier of a house, who knows or has reason to believe that any person in any premises under his management, control or occupation is suffering from, or has died of, a notified disease, shall, if the case has not been already reported, give information of the same with the least practicable delay-

          (a) in urban local areas, to the executive authority, the Health Officer or a Sanitary Inspector; and

          (b) in other areas, to the Health Officer, a Health or Sanitary Inspector, Sanitary Assistant or Conservancy Overseer.

          '''63. Power of entry of local officers to take preventive measures.-''' (1) The Health Officer or an officer not below the rank of a Sanitary Inspector authorised by him in this behalf may-

            (a) at all reasonable hours, inspect with or without assistance any place in which any notified disease is reported or Suspected to exist, without notice in the case of factories, workshops, workplaces, offices, business places and the like and after giving such notice as may appear to him reasonable in other cases including dwelling houses, and

            (b) take such measures as he may consider necessary to prevent the spread of such disease beyond such place.

          (2) The powers Conferred by sub-section (1) on the Health Officer may in any local area be exercised also by the executive authority or an officer not below the rank of Sanitary Inspector authorised by such authority.

          '''64. Destruction of hut or shed to prevent spread of infection.-''' (1) If it appears to the Health Officer that the destruction of any hut or shed is necessary to prevent the spread of any notified disease, he may, after giving to the owner and the occupier of such hut or shed such previous notice of his intention as may in the circumstances of the case appear to him reasonable, take measures for having such hut or shed and all the materials thereof destroyed.

          (2) Such compensation as the local authority may consider reasonable shall be paid within thirty days to any person who sustains loss by the destruction of any hut or shed under the powers conferred by Sub-section (1) but, save as provided in this sub-section, no claim for compensation shall lie for any loss or damage caused by any exercise of the powers aforesaid.

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            (a) obstructs the removal of any person to any hospital or other place under sub-section (1); or

            (b) leaves or takes away any person from any such hospital or place in contravention of sub-section (3), shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three months, or with fine not exceeding one hundred rupees or with both.

          '''57. Prohibition of the exposure of other persons to infection.-''' (1) No person who knows that he is suffering from an infectious disease not specified in Part II of this Chapter shall expose other persons to the risk of infection by his presence or conduct in -

            (a) any market, theatre or other place of entertainment or assembly, or

            (b) any School, College, play ground or such other place, or

            (c) any hostel, hotel, boarding house, choultry, rest-house or club, or

            (d) any factory or shop, or

            (e) any public Conveyance, or

            (f) any public bathing place, or

            (g) any other place of public resort.

            '''Explanation.-'''A person shall be deemed to know that he is suffering from an infectious disease within the meaning of this sub-section if he has been informed by the Health Officer or any other officer of the Public Health Department of the Government or a local authority, not below the rank of Health or Sanitary Inspector or a medical practitioner, that he is so suffering.

          (2) No person who has the care of a person whom he knows to be suffering from an infectious disease not specified in Partill of this Chapter shall cause or permit that person to expose others to the risk of infection by his presence or conduct in any place referred to in sub-section (1).

          '''58. Infected persons not to engage in certain trades and occupations.-''' No person shall, while suffering from, or in circumstances in which he is likely to spread, any infectious disease-

          (a) make, carry or offer for sale, or take any part in the business of making, carrying or offering for sale, any article of food for human consumption; or

          (b) engage in any other occupation in a manner likely to carry infection to others without a special permit from the Health Officer of the local authority concerned or otherwise than in accordance with the conditions specified therein.

          '''59. Prevention of infectious disease transmissible from animals.-''' If in any local area, any infectious disease transmissible to man breaks out or is in the opinion of the Health Officer likely to break out, amongst cattle, or other animals, it shall be the duty of the Health Officer to recommended to the local authority the adoption of such measures as he may deem necessary for Suppressing or mitigating the disease or for preventing the Outbreak or threatened outbreak thereof; and the local authority shall consider such recommendations and take such action thereon as to it may seem suitable.

{{Center|'''PART II - Notified infectious Diseases'''}}

          '''60. Notified diseases.-''' In this, part, "notified diseases" means-

          (a) anthrax, (b) chickenpox, (c) cholera

          (d) diphtheria, (e) enteric fever, (f) malaria

          (g) measles, (h) mumps, (i) plague,

          (j) rabies, (k) small-pox, () tuberculosis infective types,

          (m) whooping Cough, and

          (n) any other disease which the Government may, from time to time, by notification, declare to be a notified disease for the purpose of this Part either generally throughout the State or in such part or parts thereof as may be specified in the notification.

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          (2) A local authority shall not be deemed to have discharged its obligation under sub-section (1) unless the hospitals, wards or places or reception in question are maintained in accordance with such general or special orders as may, from time to time, be issued by the Director of Health Services.

          '''53. Provision of ambulances, etc.-''' A local authority may, and if so required by the 16|Director of Health Services, shall

          (a) provide and maintain suitable conveyances, with sufficient attendants and other requisites, for the free carriage of person suffering from any infectious disease; and

          (b) provide properplaces and apparatus and establishment, for the disinfection of Conveyances, clothing, bedding or other articles which have been exposed to infection:

          and when any conveyances, clothing, bedding or articles are brought to any such place for disinfection, may, cause them, at its discretion, to be disinfected, either free of charge, or on payment of such fee as it may fix.

          '''54. Medical practitioner to give information of certain infectious diseases.-''' Every medical practitioner who in the course of his practice becomes cognizant of the existence of any case of any infectious disease referred to in section 50 in any private or public dwelling other than a public hospital shall, if the case has not been already reported, give information in writing of the same with the least practicable delay-

          (a) in urban local areas, to the executive authority, the Health Officer or a Sanitary Inspector; and

          (b) in other areas, to the Health Officer or a Health or Sanitary Inspector.

          '''55. Prohibition of the use of water from suspected source.-''' (1) If it appears to the Health Officer that the Water in any tank, well or other place, if used for drinking or any other domestic purpose, is likely to endanger or cause the spread of any infectious disease, he may, by public notice, prohibit the removal or use of the said water, generally or for any specified domestic purpose.

          (2) No person shall remove or use any water in respect of which any such notice has been issued, in contravention of the terms thereof.

          '''56. Removal of infected person to hospital.-''' (1) If the Health Officer is satisfied that any person is Suffering from an infectious disease, and that such person-

            (a)(i) is without proper lodging or accommodation, or

              (ii) is lodged in a place occupied by more than one family, or

              (iii) is without medical supervision directed to the prevention of the spread of the disease, or

              (iv) is in a place where his presence is a danger to the people in the neighborhood; and

            (b) should be removed to a hospital or other place at which patients suffering from such disease are received for treatment after taking all reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of the patient in transit,

            the Health officer may remove such person or cause him to be removed to such hospital or place.

          (2) If any Woman, according to Custom, does not appear in public, is removed to any such hospital or place -

            (i) the removal shall be effected in such way as to preserve her privacy; and

            (ii) Special accommodation in accordance with the custom aforesaid shall be provided
for her in Such hospital or place at the expense of the local authority.

          (3) No person shall leave, or be taken away from any hospital or other place referred to in sub-section (1) without the permission of the Medical Officer in charge or of the Health Officer.

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== THE COCHIN FERRIES AND TOLLS ACT, 1082 ==

Sections

1. Short title, Commencement and local event

2. Definitions

3. A municipality or a village panchayat to establish ferries and tollgates

3A. Transfer of existing ferries to Municipalities and Village panchayats

4. Management of ferries and Collection of ferry charges and tolls

5. A municipality, or a village panchayat to fix rates for ferry charges tolls

6. Penalty for non-Payment of ferry charges and tolls

7. Security may be required from lessee of ferries

7 A. Power to take action for default by a Village Panchayat or a Municipality

8. Procedure in case of defective management of ferries leased out

9. Recovery of expenses incurred on account of defaulting lessee

10. Penalty for evasion of ferry charge or toll and for unauthorised levy of toll, etc

11. Power of Magistrate to order Confiscation

12. Node of recovering fine

13. Omitted

=== THE COCHIN FERRIES AND TOLLS RULES, 1083 ===

Rules Regarding leasing and Management of Public Ferries

Rules regarding Leasing and Management of toll-gates

=== THE COCHIN FERRIES AND TOLLS [ACT], 1082 ===

{{Center|(Act III of 1082)}}

(Amended by Act 1 of 1109, Act 1 of 1088, Act 7 of 1980, Act 16 of 2000 and proclamation V of 1112)

Passed by His Highness the [Maharaja] of Cochin on the 21st day of Edavam 1082 corresponding with the 3d day of June, 1907.
Preamble.- Whereas it is expedient to provide for the better management of ferries and tolls in Cochin, it is hereby enacted as follows:-

1. Short title, commencement and local extent.- This Act may be called the "Cochin Ferries and Tolls Act, 1082”. It extends to the whole of Cochin and shall come into force on the first day of Chingom 1083 M.E.

''2. Definitions.- In this Act''

(1) "Vessel includes any ship, barge, boat, raft, timber, bamboos or floating materials propelled In any manner;

(2) "Channel' includes any waterway, whether natural or artificial;

(3) "Ferry' means a place at which goods, animals or passengers are conveyed across a channel by means of vessels;

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{{Center|'''CHAPTER VII - Prevention, Notification and Treatment of Diseases'''}}

{{Center|'''Part I - Infectious diseases in General'''}}

          '''50. Infectious diseases.-'''For the purpose of this part "infectious disease" means-

{|
|-
| (a) acute influenza pneumonia || (b) anthrax
|-
| (c)cerebro-spinal fever || (d) chikenpox
|-
| (e)chlorea || (f)diphtheria
|-
| (g)dysentry || (h)enteric fever
|-
| (i)malaria || (j)measels
|-
| (k)mumps || (l)ophthalmia
|-
| (m)plauge || (n)poliomyelitis
|-
| (o)rabies || (p)relapsing fever
|-
| (q)small-pox || (r)tuberculosis (infective types)
|-
| (s)typhus || (t)whooping cough
|-
| (u)yaws, or ||
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(v) any other disease which the Government may, from time to time, by notification, declare to be an infectious disease either generally throughout the State or in such part or parts thereof as may be specified in the notification.

          '''51. Appointment of additional Health Staff.-'''(1) In the event of the prevalence orthreatened out, break of any infectious disease in any local area, or of any unusual mortality therein, the local authority concerned shall provide such additional staff, medicines, appliances, equipment and other things as may, in the opinion of the Health Officer, be necessary for the treatment of such infectious disease and preventing it from spreading, or for investigating the cause of Such mortality, and preventing it, as the case may be:

          Provided that, if the local authority does not agree with the opinion of the Health Officer, the matter shall be referred the Director of Health Services, whose decision shall be final.

          (2) In the event aforesaid, if the Health Officer considers that immediate action is necessary in the interests of public health, he may, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), appoint such additional staff and obtain such medicines, appliances, equipment and other things as may be necessary and the expenses incurred in respect thereof shall be met from the funds of the local authority.

          (3) Every appointment made under sub-section (2) shall be reported forthwith to the executive authority and by such authority to the local authority concerned at its next meeting.

          '''52. Provision and maintenance of isolation hospitals and wards.-''' (1)(a) The local authority may, and if so required by the Government shall, provide, or cause to be provided, hospitals, wards or other places for the reception and treatment of persons suffering from infectious diseases.

            (b) For the purpose of the reception and treatment of such persons, a local authority may-

              (i) itself build such hospitals, wards, or place of reception; or

              (ii) contract for the use of any such hospital or part of a hospital or place of reception; or

              (iii) enter into an agreement with any person having the management of any such hospital for the reception and treatment therein of persons suffering from infectious diseases.

            (c) For the purpose aforesaid, two or more local authorities may in combination provide
a common hospital or place of reception.

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{{Center|'''CHAPTER VII - Prevention, Notification and Treatment of Diseases'''}}

{{Center|'''Part I - Infectious diseases in General'''}}

          '''50. Infectious diseases.-'''For the purpose of this part "infectious disease" means-

{|
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| (a) acute influenza pneumonia || (b) anthrax
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| (c)cerebro-spinal fever || (d) chikenpox
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| (e)chlorea || (f)diphtheria
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| (g)dysentry || (h)enteric fever
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| (i)malaria || (j)measels
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| (k)mumps || (l)ophthalmia
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| (m)plauge || (n)poliomyelitis
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| (o)rabies || (p)relapsing fever
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| (q)small-pox || (r)tuberculosis (infective types)
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| (s)typhus || (t)whooping cough
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| (u)yaws, or ||
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u) yaws, or w) any other disease which the Government may, from time to time, by notification, declare to be an infectious disease either generally throughout the State or in such part or parts thereof as may be specified in the notification.
51. Appointment of additional Health Staff.-(1) In the event of the prevalence orthreatened out, break of any infectious disease in any local area, or of any unusual mortality therein, the local authority concerned shall provide such additional staff, medicines, appliances, equipment and other things as may, in the opinion of the Health Officer, be necessary for the treatment of such infectious disease and preventing it from spreading, or for investigating the cause of Such mortality, and preventing it, as the case may be:
Provided that, if the local authority does not agree with the opinion of the Health Officer, the matter shall be referred the Director of Health Services), whose decision shall be final.
(2) In the event aforesaid, if the Health Officer considers that immediate action is necessary in the interests of public health, he may, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1),
appoint such additional staff and obtain such medicines, appliances, equipment and other things as may be necessary and the expenses incurred in respect thereof shall be met from the funds of
the local authority. (3) Every appointment made under sub-section (2) shall be reported forthwith to the executive authority and by such authority to the local authority concerned at its next meeting.
52. Provision and maintenance of isolation hospitals and wards.- (1)(a) The local authority may, and if so required by the Government shall, provide, or cause to be provided, hospitals, wards or other places for the reception and treatment of persons suffering from infectious
diseases. (b) For the purpose of the reception and treatment of such persons, a local authority
(a) acute influenza pneumonia (b) anthrax (c) cerebro-spinal fever , (d) chikenpox (e) cholera, (f) diphtheria (g) dysentery (h) enteric fever (i) malaria () measles (k) mumps (I) opthalmia (m) plague (n) poliomyelitis (o) rabies (p) relapsing fever (q) small-pox (r) tuberculosis (infective types.) (s) typhus (t) whooping Cough (
(
may(i) itself build such hospitals, wards, or place of reception; or (ii) contract for the use of any such hospital or part of a hospital or place of reception; ΟΙ (iii) enter into an agreement with any person having the management of any such hospital for the reception and treatment therein of persons suffering from infectious diseases. (c) For the purpose aforesaid, two or more local authorities may in combination provide
a common hospital or place of reception.
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          (2) A local authority selling any materials under sub-section (1) shall pay the sale proceeds to the person to whom the materials belonged after deducting therefrom the amount of any expenses recoverable from him by such authority.

          (3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any offensive matter removed by a local authority under the Act governing such authority.

          '''46. Powers of entry and inspection.-'''The executive authority or any officer of the Public Health Department of the Government or of the local authority, not below the rank of Health or Sanitary Inspector, may enter and inspect any premises for the purpose of enforcing any of the provisions contained in this Chapter:

          Provided that-

          (a) no such entry shall be made between sunset and sunrise except when a nuisance is caused by anything done or omitted to be done in the premises between sunset and sunrise;

          (b) no dwelling house shall be so entered without the consent of the occupier thereof, unless he has received at least twenty-four hours' previous notice of the intention to make such entry;

          (c) sufficient notice shall in every case be given to enable the inmates of any apartment appropriated to woman to withdraw to some part of the premises where their privacy may be preserved; and

          (d) due regard shall be paid, so far as may be compatible with the exigencies of the purpose of the entry, to the Social and religious usages of the persons residing in the premises.

          '''47. Power of Government in case of default by local authority.-'''If the local authority or its Health Officer makes default in doing its or his duty under this Act, in regard to the abatement or prevention of nuisances, the Government may authorise any of their officers to perform such duty and for that purpose to exercise any specified powers of the local authority or of its Health Officer or of both in the local area concerned and the expenses incurred by such officers shall be met from the funds of the local authority.

          '''48. Nuisance caused by act of omission outside local area.-''' If a nuisance under this Act within or affecting any part of a local area appears to be wholly or partly caused by some act or default committed or taking place outside such local area, the local authority may, after consulting the Director of Health Services take or cause to be taken against any person in respect of such act or default any proceedings in relation to nuisance authorised by this Act in the like cases and with like incidents and Consequences as if the act or default were Committed or took place wholly within such local area.

          '''49. Prohibition of the deposit of rubbish etc., in street etc.-''' (1) No person shall deposit or cause or suffer any member of his family or household to deposit any carcasses of animals, any dust, dirt, dung, ashes or refuse or filth of any kind, any animal matter, any broken glass, earthernware or other rubbish, or any other thing which is or may be a nuisance, in any street or any drain beside a street or on any, space (not being private property) or on any quay, jetty or landing place, wharf or on any part of the seashore, or on the bank of any water-course, except in such receptacles as may be provided or at such place, in such manner and at such hours, as may be fixed by the Health Officer.

          (2) No person shall ease himself, or cause, permit or suffer any member of his family or house-hold to ease himself in any such street, drain, open space, quay, jetty, landing place, Wharf, seashore or bank aforesaid,

          (3) Any person easing himself in any private open space shall immediately cover up the excreta with earth.

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          (5) any factory (not being a factory governed by the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948), Workshop or Workplace, which is not provided with sufficient means of ventilation or in which sufficient ventilation is not maintained, or which is not kept clean or not kept free from noxious effluvia or which is so overcrowded while work is carried on as to be prejudicial to the health of those employed therein:

          (6) any fireplace or furnace which does not, as far as practicable, consume the smoke arising from the combustible used therein, and which is used for working engines by steam, or in any mill, factory, dye-house, brewery, bake-house or gaswork or in any manufacturing or trade process whatsoever,

          (7) any chimney sending forth smoke in such quantities as to be a nuisance; and

          (8) any noise, vibration, dust, cinders, irritating smell or offensive odour produced by a factory, workshop or workplace which is nuisance to the neighborhood.

          '''40. Detection of nuisance.-''' Every local authority shall-

          (a) cause its local area to be inspected from time to time with a view to ascertain what nuisances exist therein calling for abatement under the powers conferred on Such authority by this Act; and

          (b) enforce the provisions of this Act in order to abate such nuisances.

          '''41. Information regarding nuisance.-''' Any person aggrieved by a nuisance in any local area may give information of the same to the Health Officer or any other officer of the public health establishment of the local authority.

          '''42. Power of Health Officer to abate nuisance.-'''If the Health Officer is satisfied, whether upon information given under section 41 or otherwise, of the existence of a nuisance he may, by notice, require the person by whose act, default or sufferance the nuisance arises or continues or if that person cannot be found, the owner or occupier of the premises on which the nuisance arises or continues to abate the nuisance and to execute such works and take such steps as may be necessary for that purpose:
          Provided that-

          (a) where the nuisance arises from any defect of a structural character, the notice shall be served on the owner of the premises; and

          (b) where the person causing the nuisance cannot be found and it is clear that the nuisance does not arise or continue by the act, default or sufferance of the owner or the occupier of the premises, the Health Officer may himself forthwith do what he considers necessary to abate the nuisance and to prevent a recurrence thereof.

          '''43. Power of local authority to abate nuisance.-''' If the person on whom notice to abate a nuisance has been served under section 42 makes default in complying with any of its requirements within the time specified therein, or if the nuisance although abated within such time, is in the opinion of the local authority, likely to recur on the same premises, the local authority may arrange for the execution of any works necessary to abate the nuisance or to prevent its recurrence, as the case may be, and may recover the cost from such person as if it were a tax due to the local authority.

          '''44. Provision regarding house rendered unfit for occupation by reason of nuisance.-''' Where a house or other building is, in the opinion of the Health Officer, unfit for human habitation by reason of a nuisance existing therein, he may apply to a Magistrate (not being a Magistrate of the third class) to prohibit the use of such house or building for human habitation until it is rendered fit therefor.

          '''45. Disposal of articles removed while abating nuisance.-''' (1) A local authority may sell any materials which have been removed by it from any premises (including any street), when executing works under this Chapter of otherwise carrying into effect, the provisions thereof, if such materials are not claimed and taken away by the owner before the expiration of seven days from the date on which they were removed by the local authority.

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pollute the water therein, the solid refuse of any manufactory, manufacturing process or quarry or any rubbish or cinders or any other waste or putrid solid matter, or

          (3) Commit nuisance in or in the neighborhood of any Water-Course.

{{Center|'''CHAPTER V - Sanitary Conveniences'''}}

          '''35. Obligation of local authority to provide public sanitary conveniences.-'''Every local authority shall provide and maintain in proper and convenient places a sufficient number of sanitary conveniences for the use of the public and cause all such places to be kept in proper order so as not to be a nuisance or injurious to health.

          '''36. New houses to be provided with sanitary conveniences.-''' If in any local area any building intended for human habitation is constructed or is reconstructed after being pulled down to or below the ground floor, the owner thereof shall provide such sanitary Conveniences and in such positions as the Health Officer may, by notice, require.

          '''37. Additional sanitary conveniences.-''' (1) If any building intended for human habitation is without any sanitary convenience or if, in the opinion of the Health Officer, the sanitary Convenience or conveniences provided therein are insufficient, having regard to the number of persons occupying the building or are insufficient, or are objectionable on sanitary grounds he may, by notice, require the owner of such building-

            (a) to provide such sanitary conveniences or such additional sanitary Conveniences and in such positions as may be specified in the notice; or

            (b) to make such structural or other alterations as may be specified in the notice.

          (2) Every owner of the ground on which a group of six or more huts stands shall provide such latrine accommodation, in such positions, and within such time as the Health Officer may by notice require, for the use of the inhabitants of such group of huts.

          '''38. Mode of construction of latrines.-'''(1) All latrines shall-

            (a) be so constructed as to screen persons using the same and the filth from the view of persons passing by or residing in the neighborhood; and

            (b) be maintained, repaired, altered and used in accordance with the rules and bye-laws made under this Act.

          (2) If any latrine opening on any street, whether such latrine be erected before or after the commencement of this Act, is so placed or constructed as to be a nuisance or offensive to public decency, the Health Officer may, by notice, require the owner to remove it or to carry out such improvements therein and within such time as may be specified in the notice.

          (3) When any latrine is used in common by the occupiers of two or more premises or by the members of two or more families, no person shall injure or improperly foul any such latrine or anything used in connection therewith.

{{Center|'''CHAPTER VI Abatement of nuisances'''}}

          '''39. Certain things to be nuisances.-''' Without prejudice to the generality of the definition of the expression "nuisance" contained in Clause (27) of Section 2, the following shall be deemed specially to be nuisances for the purposes of this Chapter:-

          (1) any premises in such a state as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance;

          (2) any pond, pool, ditch, gutter, Water-course, Water-through, latrine, cesspool, drain or ash-pit which is so foul or in such a state as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance;

          (3) any animal kept in such a place or manner as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance;

          (4) any accumulation or deposit or refuse or other matter which is prejudicial to health or a nuisance,

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pollute the water therein, the solid refuse of any manufactory, manufacturing process or quarry or any rubbish or cinders or any other waste or putrid solid matter, or

          (3) Commit nuisance in or in the neighborhood of any Water-Course.

{{Center|'''CHAPTER V - Sanitary Conveniences'''}}

          '''35. Obligation of local authority to provide public sanitary conveniences.-'''Every local authority shall provide and maintain in proper and convenient places a sufficient number of sanitary conveniences for the use of the public and cause all such places to be kept in proper order so as not to be a nuisance or injurious to health.
          '''36. New houses to be provided with sanitary conveniences.-''' If in any local area any building intended for human habitation is constructed or is reconstructed after being pulled down to or below the ground floor, the owner thereof shall provide such sanitary Conveniences and in such positions as the Health Officer may, by notice, require.
          '''37. Additional sanitary conveniences.-''' (1) If any building intended for human habitation is without any sanitary convenience or if, in the opinion of the Health Officer, the sanitary Convenience or conveniences provided therein are insufficient, having regard to the number of persons occupying the building or are insufficient, or are objectionable on sanitary grounds he may, by notice, require the owner of such building-

            (a) to provide such sanitary conveniences or such additional sanitary Conveniences and in such positions as may be specified in the notice; or

            (b) to make such structural or other alterations as may be specified in the notice.

          (2) Every owner of the ground on which a group of six or more huts stands shall provide such latrine accommodation, in such positions, and within such time as the Health Officer may by notice require, for the use of the inhabitants of such group of huts.

          '''38. Mode of construction of latrines.-'''(1) All latrines shall-

            (a) be so constructed as to screen persons using the same and the filth from the view of persons passing by or residing in the neighborhood; and

            (b) be maintained, repaired, altered and used in accordance with the rules and bye-laws made under this Act.

          (2) If any latrine opening on any street, whether such latrine be erected before or after the commencement of this Act, is so placed or constructed as to be a nuisance or offensive to public decency, the Health Officer may, by notice, require the owner to remove it or to carry out such improvements therein and within such time as may be specified in the notice.

          (3) When any latrine is used in common by the occupiers of two or more premises or by the members of two or more families, no person shall injure or improperly foul any such latrine or anything used in connection therewith.

{{Center|'''CHAPTER VI Abatement of nuisances'''}}

          '''39. Certain things to be nuisances.-''' Without prejudice to the generality of the definition of the expression "nuisance" contained in Clause (27) of Section 2, the following shall be deemed specially to be nuisances for the purposes of this Chapter:-

          (1) any premises in such a state as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance;

          (2) any pond, pool, ditch, gutter, Water-course, Water-through, latrine, cesspool, drain or ash-pit which is so foul or in such a state as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance;

          (3) any animal kept in such a place or manner as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance;

          (4) any accumulation or deposit or refuse or other matter which is prejudicial to health or a nuisance,

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          (a) to pave the same with such material and in such manner as may be approved by the Health Officer and to keep such paving in proper repair, or

          (b) to raise the level of such court-yard, alley, lane, passage or open space.

          '''Explanation.-'''it shall be open to the Health Officer to require that in any case both the measures specified in Clauses (a) and (b) of this section shall be taken.

          '''30. Construction and closure of Cesspool.-''' (1) No person shall construct a cess-pool-

            (a) beneath any part of any building or within fifty feet of any tank, reservoir, water-course or well or within such other distance therefrom as the Health Officer may consider to be practicable having regard to the circumstances of the locality; or

            (b) within any local area, or outside such area but within three hundred feet of any reservoir used for the storage of filtered water to be supplied to such area except upon a site and in a position which have been approved in Writing by the Health Officer.

          (2) The Health Officer may, at any time, by notice, require any person within whose premises any Cesspool is constructed in contravention of sub-section (1) to remove such cesspool or to fill it up with such material as may be approved by him.

          '''31. Prohibition of occupation of new building without drains.-''' No owner of any building constructed or reconstructed after the commencement of this Act in any urban local area shall occupy or cause or permit it to be occupied, until he has obtained a certificate from the Health Officer that the building has been provided with sufficient means of drainage:

          Provided however that if an application has been made for a certificate and that no such certificate has been granted within a period of ten days, the owner may occupy the building or cause or permit it to be occupied.

          '''32. Sullage or sewage not to be let out into streets.-'''No person having control over any building or land shall cause or allow-

          (a) the water of any sink, sewer, latrine or sanitary convenience or any other liquid or other matter which is or is likely to become offensive, to run or drain into or to be thrown or put upon any street or open Space or to soak through any external wall, or

          (b) any offensive matter from any sewer, latrine or sanitary convenience, to run, drain or be thrown into a surface drain in any street.

          '''33. Injurious refuse not to be discharged into public drain.-''' No person shall, save as may be generally or specially prescribed, throw, empty or turn, or Suffer or permit to be thrown, emptied or turned, or to pass, into any public drain, or into any drain Communicating with a public drain-

          (a) any matter likely to injure the drain or to interfere with the free flow of its contents, or to affect prejudicially the treatment and disposal of such contents; or

          (b) any liquid being refuse or steam or other liquid which is, either alone or in common with the contents of the drain, dangerous, or the cause of a nuisance, or prejudicial to health; or

          (c) any explosive or inflammable Substance.

          '''34. Pollution of water-courses prohibited-''' No person shall, save as may be generally or specially prescribed-

          (1) put or cause to be put, or cause to fall or flow or be carried, or knowingly permit to be put or to fall or flow or be carried, into any water-course-

            (a) any solid or liquid sewage matter; or

            (b) any poisonous, noxious or polluting liquid proceeding from any manufactory or manufacturing process, or

          (2) put or cause to be put, or cause to fall or be carried or knowingly permit to be put or to fall or be carried, into any water-course so as, either singly or in combination with other similar acts of the same or any other person, to interfere with the due flow of such water-course, or to

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          (a) to pave the same with such material and in such manner as may be approved by the Health Officer and to keep such paving in proper repair, or

          (b) to raise the level of such court-yard, alley, lane, passage or open space.

          '''Explanation.-'''it shall be open to the Health Officer to require that in any case both the measures specified in Clauses (a) and (b) of this section shall be taken.

          '''30. Construction and closure of Cesspool.-''' (1) No person shall construct a cess-pool-

            (a) beneath any part of any building or within fifty feet of any tank, reservoir, water-course or well or within such other distance therefrom as the Health Officer may consider to be practicable having regard to the circumstances of the locality; or

          &nbsp: (b) within any local area, or outside such area but within three hundred feet of any reservoir used for the storage of filtered water to be supplied to such area except upon a site and in a position which have been approved in Writing by the Health Officer.

          (2) The Health Officer may, at any time, by notice, require any person within whose premises any Cesspool is constructed in contravention of sub-section (1) to remove such cesspool or to fill it up with such material as may be approved by him.

          '''31. Prohibition of occupation of new building without drains.-''' No owner of any building constructed or reconstructed after the commencement of this Act in any urban local area shall occupy or cause or permit it to be occupied, until he has obtained a certificate from the Health Officer that the building has been provided with sufficient means of drainage:

          Provided however that if an application has been made for a certificate and that no such certificate has been granted within a period of ten days, the owner may occupy the building or cause or permit it to be occupied.

          '''32. Sullage or sewage not to be let out into streets.-'''No person having control over any building or land shall cause or allow-

          (a) the water of any sink, sewer, latrine or sanitary convenience or any other liquid or other matter which is or is likely to become offensive, to run or drain into or to be thrown or put upon any street or open Space or to soak through any external wall, or

          (b) any offensive matter from any sewer, latrine or sanitary convenience, to run, drain or be thrown into a surface drain in any street.

          '''33. Injurious refuse not to be discharged into public drain.-''' No person shall, save as may be generally or specially prescribed, throw, empty or turn, or Suffer or permit to be thrown, emptied or turned, or to pass, into any public drain, or into any drain Communicating with a public drain-

          (a) any matter likely to injure the drain or to interfere with the free flow of its contents, or to affect prejudicially the treatment and disposal of such contents; or

          (b) any liquid being refuse or steam or other liquid which is, either alone or in common with the contents of the drain, dangerous, or the cause of a nuisance, or prejudicial to health; or

          (c) any explosive or inflammable Substance.

          '''34. Pollution of water-courses prohibited-''' No person shall, save as may be generally or specially prescribed-

          (1) put or cause to be put, or cause to fall or flow or be carried, or knowingly permit to be put or to fall or flow or be carried, into any water-course-

            (a) any solid or liquid sewage matter; or

            (b) any poisonous, noxious or polluting liquid proceeding from any manufactory or manufacturing process, or

          (2) put or cause to be put, or cause to fall or be carried or knowingly permit to be put or to fall or be carried, into any water-course so as, either singly or in combination with other similar acts of the same or any other person, to interfere with the due flow of such water-course, or to

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far as the funds at its disposal may permit, provide and maintain a sufficient and satisfactory system of public drains for the effectual draining of its local area.

          (2) If, in the opinion of the Government, any local area or part thereof should, for any special reason, be provided with a system of public drains, or with any other means of drainage, they may direct the local authority to provide or execute, within such time as may be fixed by them in this behalf, such Words as may be considered necessary by them.

          (3) The local authority shall at all times keep in good repair all drains, cesspools and the like vested in or belonging to it.

          '''26. Power of Health Officer to require drains to be constructed.-''' (1) If any premises are, in the opinion of the Health Officer, without sufficient means of effectual drainage, he may, by notice, direct the owner of such premises to construct a drain leading therefrom to the nearest public drain or other place set apart by the focal authority for the discharge of sewage:

         
Provided that-

            (a) the cost of Constructing that portion of the drain which if situated more than ten feet from the said premises shall be paid from out of the funds of the local authority concerned, and

            (b) if, in the opinion of the Health Officer, there is no public drain or other place set apart for the discharge of sewage within a reasonable distance of Such premises, he may, by notice, require the owner of the premises to construct

              (i) a closed cesspool, tank, filter or other work of such material, size and description, as he may direct, and

              (ii) a house drain communicating with such closed cesspool, tank, filter or other Work.

          (2) Where, by reason of a local authority changing its system of drainage or undertaking a new system of drainage, it becomes necessary for the owner of any premises to reconstruct or alter any drain, the cost of the reconstruction or alteration of such drain shall be borne wholly by the local authority, or wholly by the owner, or partly by the local authority, and partly by the owner, in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed.

          '''27. Drains in private streets-''' Where a house drain belonging to one or more premises has been laid in any private street which is common to more than one premises and the Health Officer considers it desirable that any other premises should be drained into such drain, he may, by notice, require the owner of such premises to connect his house-drain with such first mentioned drain and the owner or owners of such first-mentioned drain shall thereupon be bound to permit such connection to be made:

          Provided that no such Connection shall be made-

          (a) except upon such terms as may be mutually agreed upon between or among the owners concerned, or

          (b) in default of such agreement, except upon such terms as may be laid by the local authority and in particular, until any payment which may be directed by the local authority to be made to the owner or owners concerned has been duly made.

          '''28. Drainage for huts.-''' (1) Drains for the drainage of huts shall be of such size and description, and be constructed of such materials as may be considered by the Health Officer to be practicable having regard to the circumstances of the locality and the position of the nearest public drain or other place set apart by the local authority for the discharge of sewage.

          (2) If the Health Officer considers that a new drain should be constructed for the benefit of the occupants of any hut, he may, by notice, require the owner of the land on which such hut stands to construct such drain and such owner shall construct such drain, and cause it to be cleansed and repaired to the satisfaction of the Health Officer.

          '''29. Drainage of court-yard, alley, passage, etc.-''' For the purpose of efficiently draining any land or building, the Health Officer may, by notice, require the owner of any Court-yard, alley, lane, passage or open space-

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far as the funds at its disposal may permit, provide and maintain a sufficient and satisfactory system of public drains for the effectual draining of its local area.
          (2) If, in the opinion of the Government, any local area or part thereof should, for any special reason, be provided with a system of public drains, or with any other means of drainage, they may direct the local authority to provide or execute, within such time as may be fixed by them in this behalf, such Words as may be considered necessary by them.

          (3) The local authority shall at all times keep in good repair all drains, cesspools and the like vested in or belonging to it.

          '''26. Power of Health Officer to require drains to be constructed.-''' (1) If any premises are, in the opinion of the Health Officer, without sufficient means of effectual drainage, he may, by notice, direct the owner of such premises to construct a drain leading therefrom to the nearest public drain or other place set apart by the focal authority for the discharge of sewage:

         
Provided that-

            (a) the cost of Constructing that portion of the drain which if situated more than ten feet from the said premises shall be paid from out of the funds of the local authority concerned, and

            (b) if, in the opinion of the Health Officer, there is no public drain or other place set apart for the discharge of sewage within a reasonable distance of Such premises, he may, by notice, require the owner of the premises to construct

              (i) a closed cesspool, tank, filter or other work of such material, size and description, as he may direct, and

              (ii) a house drain communicating with such closed cesspool, tank, filter or other Work.

          (2) Where, by reason of a local authority changing its system of drainage or undertaking a new system of drainage, it becomes necessary for the owner of any premises to reconstruct or alter any drain, the cost of the reconstruction or alteration of such drain shall be borne wholly by the local authority, or wholly by the owner, or partly by the local authority, and partly by the owner, in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed.

          '''27. Drains in private streets-''' Where a house drain belonging to one or more premises has been laid in any private street which is common to more than one premises and the Health Officer considers it desirable that any other premises should be drained into such drain, he may, by notice, require the owner of such premises to connect his house-drain with such first mentioned drain and the owner or owners of such first-mentioned drain shall thereupon be bound to permit such connection to be made:

          Provided that no such Connection shall be made-

          (a) except upon such terms as may be mutually agreed upon between or among the owners concerned, or

          (b) in default of such agreement, except upon such terms as may be laid by the local authority and in particular, until any payment which may be directed by the local authority to be made to the owner or owners concerned has been duly made.

          '''28. Drainage for huts.-''' (1) Drains for the drainage of huts shall be of such size and description, and be constructed of such materials as may be considered by the Health Officer to be practicable having regard to the circumstances of the locality and the position of the nearest public drain or other place set apart by the local authority for the discharge of sewage.

          (2) If the Health Officer considers that a new drain should be constructed for the benefit of the occupants of any hut, he may, by notice, require the owner of the land on which such hut stands to construct such drain and such owner shall construct such drain, and cause it to be cleansed and repaired to the satisfaction of the Health Officer.

          '''29. Drainage of court-yard, alley, passage, etc.-''' For the purpose of efficiently draining any land or building, the Health Officer may, by notice, require the owner of any Court-yard, alley, lane, passage or open space-

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proceed to execute the work specified in such notice; and all the expenses incurred in respect thereof by the Health Officer shall be paid by the owner of, or person having control over, such Source of Water-Supply, and shall be recoverable as if it were a tax due to the local authority concerned:

          Provided that in the case of any private source the water of which is used by the public or by any section of the public as of right, the expenses which have been incurred by the Health Officer or which, in the opinion of the local authority have been necessarily incurred by the owner of, or person having Control over, the source of Water-supply shall be paid from the funds of the local authority.

          '''23. Levy of water-tax and ear-marking the proceeds for water-works.-''' (1) Any local authority may, with the previous Sanction of the Government and shall, if so directed by them, levy within its area or any part thereof any tax which may be necessary for providing water-supply in such area or part.

          (2) Any tax levied under sub-section (1) may be a new tax levied on such basis, assessed and realised in Such manner as may be sanctioned or directed by the Government or may be a tax or additional tax levied under any head of taxation specified in any law for the time being in force governing the local authority concerned in which case all the provisions of such law relating to the incidence, assessment or realisation of a tax under such head or in any manner connected therewith shall be applicable to the tax, or additional tax, with such modifications and restrictions, if any, as may be prescribed.

          (3)(a) The rate at which any tax may be levied under this section shall be determined by the local authority with the previous sanction of the Government in case the tax is levied by the local authority of its own motion and by the Government in case the tax is levied at their direction.

            (b) The local authority may, with the previous sanction of the Government and shall if so directed by them, alter the rates at which any such tax is to be levied.

          (4)(a) Every local authority levying a tax under this section shall earmark the net revenue therefrom for expenditure on the execution, maintenance and improvement of works of water supply, in the local area or part thereof within which it is levied.

            (b) Such revenue shall be expended in accordance with such orders as may be issued by the Government in this behalf.

          (5) Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to affect the power of the Corporation of Trivandrum to levy a water and drainage tax under section 95 of the Trivandrum City Municipal Act, or of any municipality governed by the Travancore District Municipalities Act, 1116, to levy water and drainage tax under section 80 of that Act, or of any municipality governed by the Cochin Municipal Act, XVIII of 1113 to levy a water and drainage tax under section 74 of that Act.

          '''24. New house not to be occupied without adequate water supply.-''' No Owner of any dwelling house which may be constructed or reconstructed after the commencement of this Act in any urban local area shall occupy it or cause or permit it to be occupied until he has obtained a certificate from an officer of the Public Health Department of the local authority concerned, not below the rank of Health or Sanitary Inspector, that there is within the house or within a reasonable distance therefrom, a supply of wholesome water sufficient for the domestic purposes of the inmates of the house:

          Provided however that if an application has been made for a certificate and that no such certificate has been granted within a period often days, the owner may occupy the building or cause or permit it to be occupied.

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maintenance, and speedy remedy or immediate prevention is, in his opinion desirable, he may, by order, direct the local authority: to take such measures as may be specified therein and the local authority shall take action accordingly.

          (2) If the local authority fails or makes default in taking the measures specified in the order issued under sub-section (1) within the time specified therein, the 13Director of Health Services shall report the mater to the Government. Thereupon the Government may authorise Such officer as they deem fit to take such measures and for that purpose to exercise any Specified powers of the local authority; and the expenses incurred by such officer shall be met from the funds of the local authority.

          '''20. Railway administration to submit samples of drinking water for analysis.-''' In the case of any Railway in the State, the Government may, by general or special order, require the authority administering the Railway to submit for analysis to such person or institution, in Such manner, and at such intervals as may be prescribed, samples of drinking water Supplied by Such authority at any station or stations on such Railway. For such analysis, the authority aforesaid shall pay to the Government such fee as may be prescribed by them.

          '''21. Rules for the protection and periodical examination of water-supply.-''' The Government shall have power to make rules providing for the protection and periodical examination of sources of water-supply in the State.

          '''22. Health Officer's powers in regard to in sanitary sources.-''' (1) The Health Officer may, at any time, by notice, require that the owner of, or any person having control over, any lake, stream, spring, well, tank, reservoir, pond or other source of water-supply which is used for drinking, bathing or washing clothes shall, whether the same is private property or not, within a reasonable time to be specified in the notice, or in any case falling under clause (d) within Such time as may be specified in the notice not being less than three days from the receipt thereof.-

            (a) keep and maintain any such source of supply in such manner as the Health Officer may direct; or

            (b) cleanse any such source of Water-supply from silt, refuse and vegetation; or

            (c) protect any such source of water-supply from pollution by surface drainage in Such manner as the Health Officer may direct; or

            (d) fillin, repair, protect or enclose in such manner as the Health Officer may direct any such source of water-supply if for want of sufficient repair, protection or enclosure, such source of water-supply is, in his opinion, dangerous to the health or safety of the public or of any person having Occasion to use or to pass or approach the same; or

            (e) desist from using and from permitting others to use for drinking purposes any such source of water-supply if, in the opinion of the Health Officer, the water is unfit for drinking; or

            (f) close any such of water-supply either temporarily or permanently, or fill up, enclose or fence the same in such manner as the Health Officer considers sufficient to prevent the use thereof for drinking purposes, if in his opinion the water is unfit for drinking; or

            (g) drain off or otherwise remove from any such source of water-supply, or from any land or premises or receptacle or reservoir attached or adjacent thereto any stagnant water which the Health Officer considers to be either injurious to health or offensive to the neighborhood:

            Provided that the provisions of Clauses (a) and (d) shall not apply to a stream:

            Provided further that notice shall not be issued under clause (f) unless a notice has first been issued under Clause (e) and the source of water-supply in question continues to be used for drinking purposes notwithstanding the issue of such notice, and the Health Officer considers that such use cannot be prevented otherwise than by the issue of a notice under Clause (f).

          (2) If the owner or person having control as aforesaid fails or neglects to comply with any notice issued under sub-section (1) within the time specified therein, the Health Officer may, if immediate action is necessary to protect the health or safety of any person or persons, at once

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          '''18. Power of Director of Health Services in regard to water-supply-''' (1) Director of Health Services or any other officer appointed by the Government in this behalf, may cause inquiries to be made in any local area or part thereof, with a view to ascertaining:-

            (a) whether the source of water-supply for such local area or part is contaminated from any cause against which effective means of protection can be taken; and

            (b) Whether the provision of any additional source or sources of water-supply is necessary for such local area or part.

          (2) The Director of Health Services or other officer aforesaid may, after taking into consideration the result of such enquiries, by notice, direct that any source of water-supply be cleaned, improved, repaired or otherwise protected from contamination, or that such additional source or sources of Water-supply be provided, as the case may be:

          Provided that, before issuing anotice under this sub-section, the Director of Health Services or other officer shall give the authorities or persons affected a reasonable opportunity to make any representation they may wish to make and consider the same.

          3) Against any direction issued by the Director of Health Services or other officer under sub-section(2), an appeal shall lie to the Government whose decision shall be final.

          (4)(a) Every notice issued under sub-section(2) shall specify the nature and extent of the works to be executed, the estimated cost thereof, and the authority or authorities or the person or persons by whom, and the period within which, they are to be executed.

            (b) The notice shall either-

              (i) be published in the prescribed manner; or

              (ii) be served on the local authority or on the person owing or having Control over the source of water-supply, as the case may be, in the prescribed manner.

          (5) If the directions contained in any notice issued under sub-section (2) have not been satisfactorily complied with, the officer issuing the notice may himself cause the Works specified in the notice to be executed, provided that he may, on sufficient cause being shown, extend the period specified in the notice, or modify or rescind any direction contained therein.

          (6)(a) If a water tax is imposed in the local area, the cost of carrying out the Works specified in the notice issued under sub-section (2), whether such works are executed by the authority or person specified therein or under sub-section (5) by the officer issuing the notice, shall be borne by the local authority Concerned.

            (b) If no water-tax is imposed in the local area, such cost shall be borne by the inhabitants of the area who, on enguiry, are found to be benefitted by the Works or shall be shared between such inhabitants and the local authority concerned in such proportions as may be determined by the Government.

          '''Explanation'''- For the purposes of this sub-section "water-tax” means -

          (a) a tax levied under section 23 of this Act; and

          (b) a water and drainage tax levied under section 80 of the Travancore District Municipalities Act, 1116 or section 74 of the Cochin Municipal Act, XVIII of 1113 or section 95 of the Trivandrum City Municipal Act.

          '''19. Power of 18 Director of Health Services to direct local authority to improve water-supply.-''' (1) If the Director of Health Services is satisfied upon investigation that any source of public water-supply in a local area is contaminated or is subject to imminent risk of
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          '''18. Power of Director of Health Services in regard to water-supply-'''
(1) Director of Health Services) or any other officer appointed by the Government in this behalf, may cause inquiries to be made in any local area or part thereof, with a view to ascertaining:-

            (a) whether the source of water-supply for such local area or part is contaminated from any cause against which effective means of protection can be taken; and

            (b) Whether the provision of any additional source or sources of water-supply is necessary for such local area or part.

          (2) The Director of Health Services or other officer aforesaid may, after taking into consideration the result of such enquiries, by notice, direct that any source of water-supply be cleaned, improved, repaired or otherwise protected from contamination, or that such additional source or sources of Water-supply be provided, as the case may be:

          Provided that, before issuing anotice under this sub-section, the Director of Health Services or other officer shall give the authorities or persons affected a reasonable opportunity to make any representation they may wish to make and consider the same.

          3) Against any direction issued by the Director of Health Services or other officer under sub-section(2), an appeal shall lie to the Government whose decision shall be final.

          (4)(a) Every notice issued under sub-section(2) shall specify the nature and extent of the works to be executed, the estimated cost thereof, and the authority or authorities or the person or persons by whom, and the period within which, they are to be executed.

            (b) The notice shall either-

              (i) be published in the prescribed manner; or

              (ii) be served on the local authority or on the person owing or having Control over the source of water-supply, as the case may be, in the prescribed manner.

          (5) If the directions contained in any notice issued under sub-section (2) have not been satisfactorily complied with, the officer issuing the notice may himself cause the Works specified in the notice to be executed, provided that he may, on sufficient cause being shown, extend the period specified in the notice, or modify or rescind any direction contained therein.

          (6)(a) If a water tax is imposed in the local area, the cost of carrying out the Works specified in the notice issued under sub-section (2), whether such works are executed by the authority or person specified therein or under sub-section (5) by the officer issuing the notice, shall be borne by the local authority Concerned.

            (b) If no water-tax is imposed in the local area, such cost shall be borne by the inhabitants of the area who, on enguiry, are found to be benefitted by the Works or shall be shared between such inhabitants and the local authority concerned in such proportions as may be determined by the Government.

          '''Explanation'''- For the purposes of this sub-section "water-tax” means -

          (a) a tax levied under section 23 of this Act; and

          (b) a water and drainage tax levied under section 80 of the Travancore District Municipalities Act, 1116 or section 74 of the Cochin Municipal Act, XVIII of 1113 or section 95 of the Trivandrum City Municipal Act.

          '''19. Power of 18 Director of Health Services to direct local authority to improve water-supply.-''' (1) If the Director of Health Services is satisfied upon investigation that any source of public water-supply in a local area is contaminated or is subject to imminent risk of
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          '''14A. Local authority to manage health institutions.-''' (1) The local authority shall manage health institutions transferred to it by Government.

          (2) No sale, mortgage, lease, pledge, charge or transfer of possession of any land appurtenant to a health institution transferred to a local authority shall be made and such land shall not be used for any purpose other than the purpose for which it was transferred to a local authority.

          (3) The Government may issue directions to the local authority on matters relating to health policy, planning for health facilities, standards to be maintained, mode of administration and it shall be the duty of the local authority to carry them out.

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          '''15. Local authority to provide potable water-''' (1) Every local authority may, and if the Government so direct shall, provide or arrange for the provision of a sufficient supply of drinking Water for consumption by the inhabitants of the area within its jurisdiction.

          (2) The local authority shall, So far as may be practicable, make adequate provision for securing-

            (a) that the Water-supply is continuous throughout the year, and

            (b) that the water supplied is at all times whole some and fit for human Consumption.

          (3) A local authority may also provide or arrange for the provision of a sufficient supply of water for other domestic purposes or for non domestic purposes.

          '''16. Power of Government to direct local authority to execute water works.-''' (1) If, in the opinion of the Government, a local area does not possess a sufficient supply of wholesome water fit for the consumption of its inhabitants, they may direct the local authority Concerned, either singly or in Combination with the local authority or authorities having jurisdiction over any local area or areas in the neighborhood which are similarly situated, to execute, within such time as the Government may fix, such works as may be directed by the Government for providing a sufficient supply of wholesome water fit for human consumption.

          (2) A local authority may, with the previous sanction of the Government-

            (a) Construct, lay, or erect filters, reservoirs, engines, Conduits, pipes or other Works within the limits of its area, for supplying such area with water;

            (b) purchase or take on lease any water-work or any Water, or any right to store or to take or convey Water, either within, or without the limits of its area; and

            (c) contract with any local authority or to other person or agency for the supply of water.

          (3) A local authority may, with the previous sanction of the Government, by public notice, declare any lake, stream, Spring, Well, tank, reservoir, pond or other source of water-supply, whether within or without the limits of its area (other than a source under the control of the Government), from which water is or may be made available for the use of the public in the local area for domestic purposes, to be a Source of public Water-supply for such purposes, and every such source shall thereafter be under the control of the local authority, only to the extent necessary for such purposes.

          '''17. Power of Government to divert Water from water-main belonging to local authority-'''The Government shall have power to take water from any water-main belonging to or in the Control of a local authority for supplying water to any other area, subject to such payment being made to the local authority Concerned and subject also to such other conditions as the Government may consider reasonable:

          Provided that, before taking action under this section, tho Govornment shall communicate to the local authority the grounds on which they propose to do so, fix a reasonable period for the local authority to show cause against the proposal and consider its explanations or objections, if any.

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          '''14A. Local authority to manage health institutions.-''' (1) The local authority shall manage health institutions transferred to it by Government.

          (2) No sale, mortgage, lease, pledge, charge or transfer of possession of any land appurtenant to a health institution transferred to a local authority shall be made and such land shall not be used for any purpose other than the purpose for which it was transferred to a local authority.

          (3) The Government may issue directions to the local authority on matters relating to health policy, planning for health facilities, standards to be maintained, mode of administration and it shall be the duty of the local authority to carry them out.

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          '''15. Local authority to provide potable water-''' (1) Every local authority may, and if the Government so direct shall, provide or arrange for the provision of a sufficient supply of drinking Water for consumption by the inhabitants of the area within its jurisdiction.

          (2) The local authority shall, So far as may be practicable, make adequate provision for securing-

            (a) that the Water-supply is continuous throughout the year, and

            (b) that the water supplied is at all times whole some and fit for human Consumption.

          (3) A local authority may also provide or arrange for the provision of a sufficient supply of water for other domestic purposes or for non domestic purposes.

          '''16. Power of Government to direct local authority to execute water works.-''' (1) If, in the opinion of the Government, a local area does not possess a sufficient supply of wholesome water fit for the consumption of its inhabitants, they may direct the local authority Concerned, either singly or in Combination with the local authority or authorities having jurisdiction over any local area or areas in the neighborhood which are similarly situated, to execute, within such time as the Government may fix, such works as may be directed by the Government for providing a sufficient supply of wholesome water fit for human consumption.

          (2) A local authority may, with the previous sanction of the Government-

            (a) Construct, lay, or erect filters, reservoirs, engines, Conduits, pipes or other Works within the limits of its area, for supplying such area with water;

            (b) purchase or take on lease any water-work or any Water, or any right to store or to take or convey Water, either within, or without the limits of its area; and
            (c) contract with any local authority or to other person or agency for the supply of water.

          (3) A local authority may, with the previous sanction of the Government, by public notice, declare any lake, stream, Spring, Well, tank, reservoir, pond or other source of water-supply, whether within or without the limits of its area (other than a source under the control of the Government), from which water is or may be made available for the use of the public in the local area for domestic purposes, to be a Source of public Water-supply for such purposes, and every such source shall thereafter be under the control of the local authority, only to the extent necessary for such purposes.

          '''17. Power of Government to divert Water from water-main belonging to local authority-'''The Government shall have power to take water from any water-main belonging to or in the Control of a local authority for supplying water to any other area, subject to such payment being made to the local authority Concerned and subject also to such other conditions as the Government may consider reasonable:

          Provided that, before taking action under this section, tho Govornment shall communicate to the local authority the grounds on which they propose to do so, fix a reasonable period for the local authority to show cause against the proposal and consider its explanations or objections, if any.

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          (2) For the purpose of Sub-section (1), the Government may appoint any qualified medical practitioner either on an honorary basis or on such salary or allowances or both as the Government may fix.

          '''9. Delegation of powers of Health Officer.-''' The Government may, by general or special order, authorise any officer of the Government or of a local authority to exercise such of the powers of a Health Officer under this Act in such area and subject to such restrictions, limitations and conditions and to Such Control and revision as may be specified in such order.

          '''10. Appointment of persons to carry out the provisions of this Act.-''' (1) Notwithstanding anything Contained in this Act or in any other Act or Acts governing the local authority or authorities Concerned, the Government may, by general or special order, appoint any person or persons to Carry Out Such provisions of this Act, in such local areas, as may be specified in the order.

          (2) The expenses incurred by such person or persons in doing so shall be met from the funds of the local authority or authorities concerned, if any, either wholly or in part, and, where more than one local authority is concerned, in such proportions as may be determined by the Government.

          '''11. Powers of the Director of Health Services over public health staff of urban local authorities.-''' (1) Subject to such rules as may be prescribed including rules for consultation with the urban local authorities concerned, the Director of Health Services) shall have power in times of emergency, to assign one or more members of the public health establishment of one urban local authority for temporary duty in the area of another urban local authority.

          (2) In the case referred to in sub-section (1), the local authority within whose jurisdiction the member or members of the public health establishment of another local authority are working shall pay for the period of such temporary duty, the salary and allowances of such member or members and Such Contribution towards the leave allowances, pension and provident fund as the Government may, by general or special order, determine.

          '''12. Health Officer's control over public health staff.-''' (1) The Health Officer in charge of any local area shall exercise Supervision and control over all the members of the public health establishment in such area.

          (2)(a) Save as otherwise provided in this Chapter or in any rules or regulations made under it, all transfers and punishments of the members of the public health establishment under the supervision and control of the Health Officer shall be made by the Health Officer, subject to the approval of the executive authority.

            (b) If for any reason the executive authority disagrees with the orders of the Health Officer under clause (a), the executive authority shall refer the matter to the Government whose decision shall be final.

          '''13. Local authority to provide adequate facilities to the Health Officer-'''Every local authority shall provide its Health Officer with such clerical assistance, office accommodation, furniture, equipment, stationery and forms as may be necessary for the proper conduct of the business of such Health Officer.

          '''14. Authorisation of Health Officer to perform the functions of executive authority in public health matters.-''' Notwithstanding anything contained in the Trivandrum City Municipal Act, or the Travancore District Municipalities Act, 1116 or the Travancore-Cochin Panchayats Act, 1950, or the Cochin Municipal Act, XVIII of 1113, the Health Officer of a local authority shall perform Such of the functions and discharge such of the duties of its executive authority in regard to public health matters undor any of the provisions applicable to such local authority contained in the Acts aforesaid, subject to such appeal and Control as the Government may, by general or special order determine.

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&nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: (2) For the purpose of Sub-section (1), the Government may appoint any qualified medical practitioner either on an honorary basis or on such salary or allowances or both as the Government may fix.

&nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: '''9. Delegation of powers of Health Officer.-''' The Government may, by general or special order, authorise any officer of the Government or of a local authority to exercise such of the powers of a Health Officer under this Act in such area and subject to such restrictions, limitations and conditions and to Such Control and revision as may be specified in such order.

&nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: '''10. Appointment of persons to carry out the provisions of this Act.-''' (1) Notwithstanding anything Contained in this Act or in any other Act or Acts governing the local authority or authorities Concerned, the Government may, by general or special order, appoint any person or persons to Carry Out Such provisions of this Act, in such local areas, as may be specified in the order.

&nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: (2) The expenses incurred by such person or persons in doing so shall be met from the funds of the local authority or authorities concerned, if any, either wholly or in part, and, where more than one local authority is concerned, in such proportions as may be determined by the Government.

&nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: '''11. Powers of the Director of Health Services over public health staff of urban local authorities.-''' (1) Subject to such rules as may be prescribed including rules for consultation with the urban local authorities concerned, the Director of Health Services) shall have power in times of emergency, to assign one or more members of the public health establishment of one urban local authority for temporary duty in the area of another urban local authority.

&nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: (2) In the case referred to in sub-section (1), the local authority within whose jurisdiction the member or members of the public health establishment of another local authority are working shall pay for the period of such temporary duty, the salary and allowances of such member or members and Such Contribution towards the leave allowances, pension and provident fund as the Government may, by general or special order, determine.

&nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: '''12. Health Officer's control over public health staff.-''' (1) The Health Officer in charge of any local area shall exercise Supervision and control over all the members of the public health establishment in such area.

&nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: (2)(a) Save as otherwise provided in this Chapter or in any rules or regulations made under it, all transfers and punishments of the members of the public health establishment under the supervision and control of the Health Officer shall be made by the Health Officer, subject to the approval of the executive authority.

&nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp:   (b) If for any reason the executive authority disagrees with the orders of the Health Officer under clause (a), the executive authority shall refer the matter to the Government whose decision shall be final.
&nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: '''13. Local authority to provide adequate facilities to the Health Officer-'''Every local authority shall provide its Health Officer with such clerical assistance, office accommodation, furniture, equipment, stationery and forms as may be necessary for the proper conduct of the business of such Health Officer.

&nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: &nbsp: '''14. Authorisation of Health Officer to perform the functions of executive authority in public health matters.-''' Notwithstanding anything contained in the Trivandrum City Municipal Act, or the Travancore District Municipalities Act, 1116 or the Travancore-Cochin Panchayats Act, 1950, or the Cochin Municipal Act, XVIII of 1113, the Health Officer of a local authority shall perform Such of the functions and discharge such of the duties of its executive authority in regard to public health matters undor any of the provisions applicable to such local authority contained in the Acts aforesaid, subject to such appeal and Control as the Government may, by general or special order determine.

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{{Center|'''CHAPTER II - Controlling Authorities and their Powers'''}}

          '''3. Appointment of Director of Health Services and Health Officers.-''' For the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, from time to time, appoint a "Director of Health Services) and subject to the provisions hereinafter contained appoint Health Officers for all or any of the purposes of this Act.

          '''4. Powers of the Government and of the Director of Health Services.--'''(1) The Government shall have power to inspect, control, and superintend the operations of local authorities under this Act.

          (2) The Government may from time to time, define the powers to be exercised, and the duties to be performed by the Director of Health Services or any member of his staff for the purposes of sub-section (1).

          (3) Nothing Contained in sub-sections (1) and (2) shall be deemed to affect, or derogate from, any powers possessed by the Government or the Collectors or the Director of Health Services under any other law for the time being in force.

          '''5. Powers of the Director of Health Services to advice local authorities.-''' The "Director of Health Services from time to time, as occasion requires, recommend for adoption, by any local authority, Such measures as may be necessary for improving the Public Health administration in the local area, or for safeguarding the public health therein:

          Provided that if on account of financial or other reasons, any local authority is unable to carry out such measures or if there is any difference of opinion between the local authority and the Director, the matter shall be referred to the Government whose decision shall be final.

          '''6. Public Health staff in local areas.-''' (1) The public health establishment of every local authority shall be of such strength as the Government may, from time to time, direct.

          (2) The Government may, from time to time, make regulations prescribing the qualifications for appointment to the various posts in the public health establishment of local authorities.

          '''7. Appointment or nomination of Health Officer.-''' (1) Every village Panchayat and Municipality shall have a Health Officer;

          (2) Where in the area of village panchayat or municipality there is no Health Officer posted, the Government may nominate a medical officer serving in any health institution under the control of the village panchayat or municipality, as the case may be, to function as the Health Officer exofficio of that village Panchayat or municipality:

          Provided that if no such medical officer as aforesaid is available for nomination the Government may nominate a medical officer under the Control of a nearby village Panchayat or municipality to function as the Health Officer ex-officio

          '''8. Appointment of temporary Health Officers in emergencies.-''' (1) In the event of the prevalence or threatened outbreak of any infectious disease in any local area, or of any unusual mortality therein, the Government may, by order, appoint temporarily for such period as may be specified therein one or more additional Health Officers for the treatment of such infectious disease and preventing it from spreading, or for investigating the cause of and preventing such mortality, as the case may be.

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            (a) filth as defined in clause (13); and

            (b) sewage as defined in clause (35), and

            (c) dirt, house Sweepings, spittings including chewed betel and tobacco, kitchen or stable refuse, broken glass or pottery, debris, ashes, rags and waste paper;

          (30) "Offensive trade" means any trade in which the substances dealt with are or are likely to become a nuisance;

          (31) "Owner" includes the person for the time being receiving or entitled to receive whether on his own account or as agent, trustee, guardian, manager or receiver for another person or estate or for any religious or charitable purposes, the rent or profits of the property in connection with which the word is used;

          (32) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the Government by rules made under this Act;

          (33) "Private street" means any street, road, square, Court, alley, lane, passage or ridingpath, which is not a "public street", but does not include a pathway made by the owner of premises on his own land to Secure access to or the convenient use of such premises;

          (34) "Public street" means any street, road, square, court, alley, lane, passage or ridingpath, whether a thoroughfare or not, Over which the public have a right of way and includes -

            (a) the roadway over any public bridge or cause way;

            (b) the footway attached to any such street, public bridge or causeway; and

            (c) the drains attached to any such street, public bridge or cause way and the land whether covered or not by any pavement, verandah or other structure which lies on either side of the roadway up to the boundaries of the adjacent property whether that property is private property or property belonging to the Government;

          (35) "Sewage” means nightsoil and other contents of latrines, cesspools or drains and includes trade effluents and discharges from manufactories of all kinds;

          (36) "Street" means a public or a private street;

          (37) "Urban local area" means the area within the jurisdiction of an urban local authority;

          (38) "Urban local authority" means a municipality constituted under section 4 of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994, (20 of 1994)

          (39) "Venereal disease" means syphilis, gonorrhoea, soft chancre, venereal granuloma, orlympho-granuloma;

          (40) "Water-Course" includes any river, stream or channel, whether natural or artificial, other than a drain;

          (41) "Wharf" means a landing place Specially set apart for purposes of loading and unloading goods or entry and exit of passengers;

          (42) "Workplace" means any premises including the precincts thereof (not being a factory or a Workshop), where in is carried on any industrial, manufacturing or trade process, at which not less than five persons are employed for wages or any other remuneration;

          (43) "Workshop" means any premises including the precincts thereof (not being a factory wherein any article or part of an article is made, repaired, altered, ornamented, finished or otherwise adapted for use on a Commercial basis and not less than five persons are employed for that purpose for wages or any other remuneration.

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            (a) filth as defined in clause (13); and

            (b) sewage as defined in clause (35), and

            (c) dirt, house Sweepings, spittings including chewed betel and tobacco, kitchen or stable refuse, broken glass or pottery, debris, ashes, rags and waste paper;

          (30) "Offensive trade" means any trade in which the substances dealt with are or are likely to become a nuisance;

          (31) "Owner" includes the person for the time being receiving or entitled to receive whether on his own account or as agent, trustee, guardian, manager or receiver for another person or estate or for any religious or charitable purposes, the rent or profits of the property in connection with which the word is used;

          (32) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the Government by rules made under this Act;

          (33) "Private street" means any street, road, square, Court, alley, lane, passage or ridingpath, which is not a "public street", but does not include a pathway made by the owner of premises on his own land to Secure access to or the convenient use of such premises;

          (34) "Public street" means any street, road, square, court, alley, lane, passage or ridingpath, whether a thoroughfare or not, Over which the public have a right of way and includes -

          &nbsp: (a) the roadway over any public bridge or cause way;

            (b) the footway attached to any such street, public bridge or causeway; and

            (c) the drains attached to any such street, public bridge or cause way and the land whether covered or not by any pavement, verandah or other structure which lies on either side of the roadway up to the boundaries of the adjacent property whether that property is private property or property belonging to the Government;

          (35) "Sewage” means nightsoil and other contents of latrines, cesspools or drains and includes trade effluents and discharges from manufactories of all kinds;

          (36) "Street" means a public or a private street;

          (37) "Urban local area" means the area within the jurisdiction of an urban local authority;

          (38) "Urban local authority" means a municipality constituted under section 4 of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994, (20 of 1994)

          (39) "Venereal disease" means syphilis, gonorrhoea, soft chancre, venereal granuloma, orlympho-granuloma;

          (40) "Water-Course" includes any river, stream or channel, whether natural or artificial, other than a drain;

          (41) "Wharf" means a landing place Specially set apart for purposes of loading and unloading goods or entry and exit of passengers;

          (42) "Workplace" means any premises including the precincts thereof (not being a factory or a Workshop), where in is carried on any industrial, manufacturing or trade process, at which not less than five persons are employed for wages or any other remuneration;

          (43) "Workshop" means any premises including the precincts thereof (not being a factory wherein any article or part of an article is made, repaired, altered, ornamented, finished or otherwise adapted for use on a Commercial basis and not less than five persons are employed for that purpose for wages or any other remuneration.

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          (17) "Hut" means any building which is constructed principally of wood, mud, leaves, grass, thatch or metallic sheets and includes any temporary structure of whatever size or any small building of Whatever material made, which the local authority may declare to be a hut for the purposes of this Act;

          (18) "Infectious disease” means an infectious disease as defined in section 50 and includes
a notified disease and defined in section 60, and leprosy as defined in section 79;

          (19) "Latrine" includes privy, water-closet and urinal, whether public or private or whether open or flush-out;

          (20) "LOcal area" means the area within the jurisdiction of a local authority;

          (21) "LOcal authority" means a Panchayat at any level Constituted under section 4 of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994) or a municipality constituted under section 4 of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994);

          (22) "Lodging house" means a hotel, a boarding house, a choultry, a dharmasala or a resthouse not maintained by the Government or a local authority, an unlicensed emigration depot, or any place where, on payment, casual visitors are received and provided with sleeping accommodating, with or without food, but does not include

            (a) a student's hostel under public or recognised control; or

            (b) a house licensed under section 129 for accommodation of visitors to a fair or festival; or

            (c) retiring rooms and rest-houses provided by a railway administration and normally used by passengers or railway servants or both;

          (23) "Magistrate" doe not include an Honorary Magistrate;

          (24) "Medical Practitioner" means a practitioner registered under the Travancore-Cochin Medical Practitioners Act, 1953 or who has got any medical qualification recognised by the Government;

          (25) "Milk" means the milk of a cow, buffalo, goat, ass or other animal and includes cream, skimmed milk, separated milk, and condensed, sterilized or desiccated milk or any other product of milk;

          (26) "Notification" means a notification in the Gazette;

          (27) "Nuisance" includes any act, omission, place or thing which causes or is likely to cause injury, danger, annoyance or offence to the sense of sight, smell, or hearing or disturbance to rest or sleep or which is or may be dangerous to life or injurious to the health or property of the public or the people in general who dwell or occupy property in the vicinity or persons who may have occasion to use any public right;

          (28) "Occupier” includes-

            (a) any person for the time being paying liable to pay to the owner the rent or any portion
of the rent of the land or building or part of the same in respect of which the word is used or damages on account of the occupation of such land, building or part; and

            (b) a rent-free occupant;

          (29) “Offensive matter" includes -

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          (i) a shop or place in which milk is sold for consumption on the premises only; or

          (ii) a shop or place in which milk is sold or supplied for sale in hermetically closed and unopened receptacles in the same original condition in which it was first received in such shop or place;

          (6) "Dairyman" includes any person who sells milk whether wholesale or by retail;

          (6A) x X x X)

          (7) “Drain" means a house-drain or a drain of any other description, and includes a sewer, tunnel, culvert, ditch, channel or any other device for carrying off sewage, offensive matter, polluted Water, rain water, or sub-soil Water;

          (8) "Drug" means any substance used as medicine whether for internal or external use, or any substance used in the composition or preparation of such medicine;

          (9) "Dwelling House" means a building constructed, used or adapted to be used wholly or principally, for human habitation or in connection therewith;

          (10) "Executive Authority" means any functionary of the local authority Concerned, who is vested with general executive powers under the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994) or the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994) or the local Tahsildar, as the case may be:

          “(11) "Executive Officer" means the paid officer, if any, of a local authority who is vested with general executive powers in the area for which such authority is constituted under the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994) or the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994) or any officer subordinate to the local Tahsildar, as the case may be:

          (12) "Factory" means any premises, including the precincts thereof, wherein any industrial, manufacturing or trade process is carried on with the aid of steam, Water, oil, gas, electrical or any other form of power which is mechanically transmitted and is not generated by human or animal agency;

          (13) "Filth" means-

            (a) nightsoil and other contents of latrines, cess-pools and drains;

            (b) dung and the refuse or the useless or offensive material thrown out in Consequence of any process of manufacture, industry or trade; and

            (c) putrid and putrefying substances;

          (14) "Food" includes every article consumed or used by man for food, drink or chewing, and all materials used or admixed in the composition or preparation of such article and shall also include flavouring and colouring matter and condiments;

          (15) "Health Officer" means the Health Officer, if any, employed by the local authority Concerned and in any other cases the officer appointed or authorised by the Government to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of a Health Officer;

          (16) "House-drain" means any drain actually used or intended to be used, for the drainage of one or more premises;

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          (i) a shop or place in which milk is sold for consumption on the premises only; or

          (ii) a shop or place in which milk is sold or supplied for sale in hermetically closed and unopened receptacles in the same original condition in which it was first received in such shop or place;

          (6) "Dairyman" includes any person who sells milk whether wholesale or by retail;
          (6A) x X x X)
          (7) “Drain" means a house-drain or a drain of any other description, and includes a sewer, tunnel, culvert, ditch, channel or any other device for carrying off sewage, offensive matter, polluted Water, rain water, or sub-soil Water;

          (8) "Drug" means any substance used as medicine whether for internal or external use, or any substance used in the composition or preparation of such medicine;

          (9) "Dwelling House" means a building constructed, used or adapted to be used wholly or principally, for human habitation or in connection therewith;

          (10) "Executive Authority" means any functionary of the local authority Concerned, who is vested with general executive powers under the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994) or the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994) or the local Tahsildar, as the case may be:

          “(11) "Executive Officer" means the paid officer, if any, of a local authority who is vested with general executive powers in the area for which such authority is constituted under the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994) or the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994) or any officer subordinate to the local Tahsildar, as the case may be:

          (12) "Factory" means any premises, including the precincts thereof, wherein any industrial, manufacturing or trade process is carried on with the aid of steam, Water, oil, gas, electrical or any other form of power which is mechanically transmitted and is not generated by human or animal agency;

          (13) "Filth" means-

            (a) nightsoil and other contents of latrines, cess-pools and drains;
            (b) dung and the refuse or the useless or offensive material thrown out in Consequence of any process of manufacture, industry or trade; and
            (c) putrid and putrefying substances;

          (14) "Food" includes every article consumed or used by man for food, drink or chewing, and all materials used or admixed in the composition or preparation of such article and shall also include flavouring and colouring matter and condiments;

          (15) "Health Officer" means the Health Officer, if any, employed by the local authority Concerned and in any other cases the officer appointed or authorised by the Government to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of a Health Officer;

          (16) "House-drain" means any drain actually used or intended to be used, for the drainage of one or more premises;

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=={{Center|'''THE TRAVANCORE - COCHIN PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1955'''}}==

{{Center|'''(Act XVI of 1955)'''}}

{{Center|'''Amended by Acts 7 of 1980 and 16 of 2000'''}}

An Act to make provision for advancing the public health of the State of Travancore-Cochin.

          '''Preamble.-''' Whereas it is expedient to make provision for advancing the public health of the State of Travancore-Cochin;

          Be it enacted in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

{{Center|'''CHAPTER I Preliminary'''}}

          '''1. Short title, extent and commencement.-''' (1) This Act may be called The TravancoreCochin Public Health Act, 1955.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala, excluding the Malabar District.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Gazette appoint.

          '''2. Definitions.-''' In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-

          (1) "Building" includes

            (a) a house, out-house, stable, latrine, godown, shed, hut, wall (other than a boundary Wall not exceeding eight feet in height) and any other such structure, whether of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, metal or any other material whatsoever, but does not include temporary sheds put up on festive occasions;

            (b) a structure on wheels or simply resting on the ground without foundations; and

            (c) a ship, vessel, boat, tent, van and any other such structure used for human habitation;

          (2) "Canal" includes any river, inland navigation, lake or water-way being within or bordering the State, whether it is or is not within the ebb and flow of the tide;

          (3) "Canal boat" means any vessel however propelled which is used or capable of being used for the Conveyance of goods or passengers along a canal;

          (4) "Cattle” includes elephants, camels, mules, asses, horses, cows, bulls, bullocks, buffaloes, sheep, goats and pigs and the young one of these species;

          (5) "Dairy" includes-

            (a) any farm, cattle-shed, milk-store, milk-shop, or other place from which milk is sold or supplied for sale, or in which milk is kept for sale, or manufactured for sale into butter, ghee, cheese, cream, curds, butter-milk or dried, sterilized or condensed milk, and

            (b) in relation to a dairyman who does not occupy any premises for the sale of milk, any place in which he keeps the vessels used by him for the storage or sale of milk, but does not include-

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=={{Center|'''THE TRAVANCORE - COCHIN PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1955'''}}==

{{Center|'''(Act XVI of 1955)'''}}

{{Center|'''Amended by Acts 7 of 1980 and 16 of 2000'''}}

An Act to make provision for advancing the public health of the State of Travancore-Cochin.

          '''Preamble.-''' Whereas it is expedient to make provision for advancing the public health of the State of Travancore-Cochin;

          Be it enacted in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

{{Center|'''CHAPTER Preliminary'''}}

          '''1. Short title, extent and commencement.-''' (1) This Act may be called The TravancoreCochin Public Health Act, 1955.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala, excluding the Malabar District.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Gazette appoint.

          '''2. Definitions.-''' In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-

          (1) "Building" includes

            (a) a house, out-house, stable, latrine, godown, shed, hut, wall (other than a boundary Wall not exceeding eight feet in height) and any other such structure, whether of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, metal or any other material whatsoever, but does not include temporary sheds put up on festive occasions;

            (b) a structure on wheels or simply resting on the ground without foundations; and

            (c) a ship, vessel, boat, tent, van and any other such structure used for human habitation;

          (2) "Canal" includes any river, inland navigation, lake or water-way being within or bordering the State, whether it is or is not within the ebb and flow of the tide;

          (3) "Canal boat" means any vessel however propelled which is used or capable of being used for the Conveyance of goods or passengers along a canal;

          (4) "Cattle” includes elephants, camels, mules, asses, horses, cows, bulls, bullocks, buffaloes, sheep, goats and pigs and the young one of these species;

          (5) "Dairy" includes-

            (a) any farm, cattle-shed, milk-store, milk-shop, or other place from which milk is sold or supplied for sale, or in which milk is kept for sale, or manufactured for sale into butter, ghee, cheese, cream, curds, butter-milk or dried, sterilized or condensed milk, and

            (b) in relation to a dairyman who does not occupy any premises for the sale of milk, any place in which he keeps the vessels used by him for the storage or sale of milk, but does not include-

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=={{Center|'''THE TRAVANCORE - COCHIN PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1955'''}}==

{{Center|'''(Act XVI of 1955)'''}}

{{Center|'''Amended by Acts 7 of 1980 and 16 of 2000'''}}

An Act to make provision for advancing the public health of the State of Travancore-Cochin.

          '''Preamble.-''' Whereas it is expedient to make provision for advancing the public health of the State of Travancore-Cochin;

          Be it enacted in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

{{Center'''CHAPTER Preliminary'''}}

          '''1. Short title, extent and commencement.-''' (1) This Act may be called The TravancoreCochin Public Health Act, 1955.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala, excluding the Malabar District.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Gazette appoint.

          '''2. Definitions.-''' In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-

          (1) "Building" includes

            (a) a house, out-house, stable, latrine, godown, shed, hut, wall (other than a boundary Wall not exceeding eight feet in height) and any other such structure, whether of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, metal or any other material whatsoever, but does not include temporary sheds put up on festive occasions;

            (b) a structure on wheels or simply resting on the ground without foundations; and

            (c) a ship, vessel, boat, tent, van and any other such structure used for human habitation;

          (2) "Canal" includes any river, inland navigation, lake or water-way being within or bordering the State, whether it is or is not within the ebb and flow of the tide;

          (3) "Canal boat" means any vessel however propelled which is used or capable of being used for the Conveyance of goods or passengers along a canal;

          (4) "Cattle” includes elephants, camels, mules, asses, horses, cows, bulls, bullocks, buffaloes, sheep, goats and pigs and the young one of these species;

          (5) "Dairy" includes-

            (a) any farm, cattle-shed, milk-store, milk-shop, or other place from which milk is sold or supplied for sale, or in which milk is kept for sale, or manufactured for sale into butter, ghee, cheese, cream, curds, butter-milk or dried, sterilized or condensed milk, and

            (b) in relation to a dairyman who does not occupy any premises for the sale of milk, any place in which he keeps the vessels used by him for the storage or sale of milk, but does not include-

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{{Center|'''CHAPTERIX Mosquito Control'''}}

83. Prohibition of mosquito breeding in collections of water

84. Treatment of mosquito breeding places

85. Health Officer's powers in case of default

86. Protection of anti-mosquito works

87. Prohibition of interference with such works

88. Power of Health staff to enter and inspect premises

{{Center|'''CHAPTER X Sanitation and Buildings - PART I - Residential Areas'''}}

89. Notification of residential areas

90. Approval of Director of Health Services and of Director of Town-Planning to be obtained for notification

91. Appeal against notification

92. Consequence of notification

93. Extension of Sections 89 to 92 to non-urban local authorities

{{Center|'''PART II - Control over insanitary buildings'''}}

94. New building not to be erected on certain sites

95. Cleansing of court-yard or passage used in common

96. Dwelling house unfit for human habitation to be vacated

97. Omitted.

{{Center|'''PART III - Abatement of Overcrowding'''}}

98. Definitions

99. Duties of landlord

100. Power to make rules

{{Center|'''CHAPTER XI Lodging House'''}}
101. Lodging houses to be registered

102. Register of lodging houses

103. Conditions of registration and of renewal of registration

104. Appeal to local authority

105. Rules for the upkeep and maintenance of lodging houses

106. Notice to be affixed outside the lodging house

107. Cancellation of registration by Court

{{Center|'''CHAPTER XII Food Control'''}}

108. Prohibition of sale of unsound food

109. Punishment for contravening provisions of Section 108, through others

110. Flesh of dead animal not to be consumed

111. Importing meat into local area

112. Power of Health Officer to enter premises used for food trade

113. Powers of Health Officer to deal with carriers of disease handling food

114. Investigation of diseases caused by milk or dairy produce

115. Inspection of dairy by Health Officer

{{Center|'''CHAPTER XIII Fairs and Festivals'''

116. Notification of fairs and festivals by Government

117. Levy of pilgrim tax on travellers by inland waterways

118. Levy of tolls on vehicles

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Sections
CHAPTERIX 83.
Mosquito Control Prohibition of mosquito breeding in collections of water. .. 84. Treatment of mosquito breeding places........ 85. Health Officer's powers in case of default. ...................
Protection of anti-mosquito works. .........
Prohibition of interference with such works.... 88. Power of Health staff to enter and inspect premises.........
CHAPTER X Sanitation and Buildings
PARTI - Residential Areas 89. Notification of residential areas........ 90. Approval of Director of Health Services and of Director of Town-Planning
to be obtained for notification. 91. Appeal against notification.
Consequence of notification. .... 93. Extension of Sections 89 to 92 to non-urban local authorities.
PART II - Control over insanitary buildings 94. New building not to be erected on certain sites. 95. Cleansing of court-yard or passage used in common. 96. Dwelling house unfit for human habitation to be vacated. ............. 97. Omitted.
PART III - Abatement of Overcrowding 98. Definitions. ......
9. Duties of landlord. ....... 100. Power to make rules. ..................
CHAPTER XI
Lodging House 101. Lodging houses to be registered. ... 102. Register of lodging houses. 103. Conditions of registration and of renewal of registration. ........... 104. Appeal to local authority... 105. Rules for the upkeep and maintenance of lodging houses. 106. Notice to be affixed outside the lodging house. ......... 107. Cancellation of registration by Court. ...........
CHAPTER XII
Food Control 108. Prohibition of sale of unsound food. ........ 109. Punishment for contravening provisions of Section 108, through others 110. Flesh of dead animal not to be consumed. 111. Importing meat into local area. ....... 112. Power of Health Officer to enter premises used for food trade............
13. Powers of Health Officer to deal with carriers of disease handling food... 14. Investigation of diseases caused by milk or dairy produce.. 15. Inspection of dairy by Health Officer. ........
CHAPTER XIII
Fairs and Festivals 16. Notification of fairs and festivals by Government. 17. Levy of pilgrim tax on travellers by inland waterways.. 18. Levy of tolls on vehicles..........
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7 Powers of the Director of Health Services to advice local authorities

{{Center|''Public Health Establishments of Local Authorities'''}}

8. Public Health staff in local areas

9. Appointment or nomination of Health Officer

10. Appointment of temporary Health Officers in emergencies

11. Delegation of powers of Health Officer

12. Appointment of persons to carry out the provisions of this Act

13. Powers of Director of Health Services over public health staff of local authorities

14. Health Officers control over public health staff

15. Local authority to provide adequate facilities to the Health Officer

16. Authorization of Health Officer to perform the functions of executive authority in public health matters

16A. Local authority to manage health institutions

{{Center|'''CHAPTER III Water Supply'''}}

17. Local authority to provide potable water

18. Power of Government to direct local authority to execute water works

19. Power of Government to divert water from water-main belonging to a local authority

20. Power of Collector in regard to water-supply

21. Powers of Director of Health Services to direct local authority to improve water-supply

22. Railway administrations to submit samples of drinking water for analysis

23. Rules for the protection and periodical examination of water supply

24. Health Officer's powers in regard to insanitary sources

25. Levy of water-tax and earmarking the proceeds for water-works

26. New house not to be occupied without adequate water-supply

{{Center|'''CHAPTER IV Drainage'''}}

27. Local Authority to maintain public drains

28. Power of Health Officer to require drains to be constructed

29. Drains in private streets

30. Drainage for huts

31. Drainage of court-yard, alley, passage, etc

32. Construction and closure of cesspools

33. Prohibition of occupation of new building without drains

34. Sullage or sewage not to be let out into streets

35. Injurious refuse not to be discharged into public drains

36. Pollution of water-courses prohibited

{{Center|'''CHAPTER V Sanitary Conveniences'''}}

37. Obligation of local authority to provide public sanitary conveniences

38. New houses to be provided with sanitary conveniences

39. Additional sanitary conveniences

40. Mode of construction of latrines

{{Center|'''CHAPTER VI Abatement of Nuisances'''}}

41. Certain things to be nuisances

42. Detection of nuisance

43. Information regarding nuisance

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7 Powers of the Director of Health Services to advice local authorities

{{Center|''Public Health Establishments of Local Authorities'''}}

8. Public Health staff in local areas

9. Appointment or nomination of Health Officer

10. Appointment of temporary Health Officers in emergencies

11. Delegation of powers of Health Officer

12. Appointment of persons to carry out the provisions of this Act

13. Powers of Director of Health Services over public health staff of local authorities

14. Health Officers control over public health staff

15. Local authority to provide adequate facilities to the Health Officer

16. Authorization of Health Officer to perform the functions of executive authority in public health matters

16A. Local authority to manage health institutions

{{Center|'''CHAPTER III Water Supply 17. Local authority to provide potable water. .......
............... 116 18. Power of Government to direct local authority to execute water works. ........ ................. 116 Power of Government to divert water from water-main belonging to a local authority..... 117
.117 Power of Collector in regard to water-supply. ..... Powers of Director of Health Services to direct local authority to
..... 118 improve water-supply. ..
.................
........ 118 Railway administrations to submit samples of drinking water for analysis.
........ 118 23. Rules for the protection and periodical examination of water supply. ........
......... 118 4. Health Officer's powers in regard to insanitary sources. ........
.......... 119 25. Levy of water-tax and earmarking the proceeds for water-works.....
.......... 120 26. New house not to be occupied without adequate water-supply. .........
CHAPTER IV
Drainage 7. Local Authority to maintain public drains. .... 28. Power of Health Officer to require drains to be constructed. ........ 29. Drains in private streets...............
Drainage for huts.........
121 31. Drainage of court-yard, alley, passage, etc....................
121 Construction and closure of cesspools. ................
..... 121 33. Prohibition of occupation of new building without drains......
121 34.
Sullage or sewage not to be let out into streets............ Injurious refuse not to be discharged into public drains...... Pollution of water-courses prohibited. ........
CHAPTER V
Sanitary Conveniences 37. Obligation of local authority to provide public sanitary conveniences................
New houses to be provided with sanitary conveniences. .............. 39. Additional sanitary conveniences. ............... 40. Mode of construction of latrines. ......
CHAPTER VI
Abatement of Nuisances 41. Certain things to be nuisances. ...
Detection of nuisance. ... 43. Information regarding nuisance. ....
32,