LEPERS (BOMBAY AMENDMENT) ACT, 1955.

Act No. 28 of 1955

16th September, 1955

An Act to amend the Lepers Act, 1898, in its application in the State of Bombay. WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Lepers Act, 1898 (III of 1898), in its application to the State of Bombay for the purposes, hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-- 1 . For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Bombay Government Gazetee, 1955, Part V, pages 182-183.

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S.1 Short title

This Act may be called the Lepers (Bombay Amendment) Act, 1955.

S.2 Amendment of long title and preamble of Act III of 1898

In the long title and the preamble of the Lepers Act, 1898 (III of 1898), in its application to the State of Bombay (hereinafter called "the said Act") the word "pauper" shall be deleted.

S.3 Insertion of new sections 14A to 14F in Act III of 1898

After section 14 of the said Act, the following sections shall be inserted, namely:--

14A. Power of State Government to prohibit entry of lepers in notified area.

If it appears to the State Government that in any local area, large bodies of persons are likely to assemble on account of pilgrimage, fair, or other such occurrence and that the presence of lepers amidst such assembly of persons is likely to cause the spread of leprosy, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare such local area as notified area for such period as may be specified in the notification and order that no leper shall, unless he is a permanent resident of the notified area, enter or remain within the limits of the notified area during the period specified in the notification.

14B. Duty of local authority to set up segregation camp in notified area.

(1) Notwithstanding any law for the time being in force relating to any local authority, it shall

S.4 Insertion of now Form F in Schedule in Act III of 1895

In the Schedule to the said Act, after Form E, the following Form shall be inserted, namely:--

F.--WARRANT OF DETENTION.

(Section 14D)

The Inspector of Lepers in charge of the Segregation Camp at.........

Whereas it has been made to appear to me that (name and description) is a leper as defined in the Lepers Act, 1898;

This is to authorise you, the said Inspector of Lepers, to receive the said ................................................into your custody together with this order and safely to keep him/her in the said segregation camp till the expiry of the .....................day of...............................

Given under my hand and the seal of the Court this day of 195

(Signature)

Magistrate.