LawgistThe Cantonments Act
177Disposal of infectious corpse
Where any person has died in a cantonment from any infectious or contagious disease, the Chief Executive Officer, may, by notice in writing,--
(a) require any person having charge of the corpse to convey the same to a mortuary, thereafter to be disposed of in accordance with law; or
(b) prohibit the removal of the corpse from the place where death occurred except for the purpose of being buried or burned or of being conveyed to a mortuary.
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Prevention of infectious, contagious or communicable diseases
- 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
