Cantonments Act : Disposal of infectious corpse. Indian Bare Acts :

Cantonments Act,2006

Act No : 41

Section : Disposal of infectious corpse.

177. Disposal 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 amortuary.