Lawgist176Control over wells, tanks, etc
(1) If the Chief Executive Officer on the advice given by the Health Officer is of opinion that the water in any well, tank or other place is likely, if used for drinking, to endanger, or cause the spread of, any disease, it may,--
(a) by public notice, prohibit the removal or use of such water for drinking;
(b) by notice in writing, require the owner or person having control of such well, tank or place to take such steps as may be directed by the notice to prevent the public from having access to or using such water; or
(c) take such other steps as it may consider expedient to prevent the outbreak or spread of any such disease.
(2) In the event of a cantonment or any part of a cantonment being visited or threatened by an outbreak of any infectious or contagious disease, the Health Officer or any person authorised by him in this behalf may, without notice and at any time, inspect and disinfect any well, tank or other place from which water is, or is likely to be, taken for the purposes of drinking, and may further take such steps as he thinks fit to ensure the purity of the water or to prevent the use of the same for drinking purposes.
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- 155 Obligation concerning infectious, contagious o communicable diseases
- 156 Blood Bank
- 157 Special measures in case of outbreak of infectious or epidemic diseases
- 158 Power to require names of a dairyman‟s customers
- 159 Power to require names of a washerman‟s customers
- 160 Power to require names of patients or customers of a medical practitioner or paramedical workers
- 161 Report after inspection of dairy or washerman or medical practitioner‟s place of business
- 162 Action on report submitted by Health Officer
- 163 Examination of milk, washed clothes or needles, syringes, etc
- 164 Contamination of public conveyance
- 165 Disinfection of public conveyance
- 166 Penalty for failure to report
- 167 Driver of conveyance not bound to carry person suffering from infectious or contagious disease
- 168 Disinfection of building or articles therein
- 169 Destruction of infectious hut or shed
- 170 Temporary shelter for inmates of disinfected or destroyed buildings or shed
- 171 Disinfection of building before letting the same
- 172 Disposal of infected article without disinfection
- 173 Means of disinfection
- 174 Marking or selling of food, etc., or washing clothes by infected person
- 175 Power to restrict or prohibit sale of food or drink
- 176 Control over wells, tanks, etc
- 177 Disposal of infectious corpse
