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52 CONTENTS Pages 96 27 97 97 97 97 Sections 141. Procedure for making or altering bye-laws. ............ 142. Penalties for offences against Act, etc. ..... Penalty for preventing entry of executive authority or Health Officer MISCELLANEOUS 144. Propaganda by local authority. 145. Appeal against decision of Health Officer.. 146. Method of serving notice. 147. Cognizance of offences against the Act. 148. Power to compound offences. 149. Powers of police officers to arrest offenders against Act, etc. ......... 150. Powers of executive officer and public health staff to arrest offenders against Act, etc. 151. Persons arrested not to be detained unnecessarily. 152. Bar of suits and prosecutions in certain cases. ........ 153. Punishment for malicious abuse of powers.................... 154. Delegation of powers by Government. ........... 154A. Omitted... 155. Establishment and constitution of the Public Health Board. 156. Term of Office of elected members. 157. Cessation of membership in the Board... 158. Casual vacancies... 159. Function of the Public Health Board.. 160. Act to over-ride other enactments...... 161. Power to remove difficulties...... 162. Repeal. SCHEDULE I - Ordinary Penalties .... SCHEDULE II - Penalties for Continuing Breaches ... ... 100 . 100 100 100 100 100 103 RULES UNDER T.C. PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1955 1. Definitions... FORM No. I to IV... 105 108 THE MADRAS PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1939 CHAPTERI 109 Preliminary Short title and extent.......... Commencement. ....... Definitions. CHAPTER II Controlling Authorities and their powers Public Health Board Constitution of the Public Health Board. ..... Functions of the Public Health Board. Powers of the Government and of the Director of Health Services Powers of the Government and of the Director of Health Services and his staff. Power of Government to direct the performance by district board of any function devolving on Panchayats.... 6. 6A.