Lepers Act : POWER OF STATE GOVERNMENT TO PROHIBIT ENTRY OF LEPERS IN NOTIFIED AREA Indian Bare Acts :

Lepers Act,1898

Act No : 3

Section : POWER OF STATE GOVERNMENT TO PROHIBIT ENTRY OF LEPERS IN NOTIFIED AREA

SECTION 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.