Epidemic Diseases Act,1897
Act No : 3
Section : POWER OF STATE GOVERNMENT TO REQISITION VEHICLES
SECTION 02B: POWER OF STATE GOVERNMENT TO REQISITION VEHICLES
(1) Whenever it appears to the State Government that for the purpose of facilitating preventive or remedial measures, any vehicle is needed or is likely to be needed, for carrying men and equipments to and from any pan of the State which is visited by. or threatened with an out break of any dangerous epidemic disease, or for carrying any person suffering from any infectious disease it may authorize the District Magistrate or any other officer not below the rank of Deputy Magistrate by a notification in Official Gazette ( hereinafter referred to as the "requisitioning authority"), to requisition any such vehicle ordinarily kept in the district by serving an order in writing on the owner of such vehicle, or in his absence, on any other person who has the vehicle under his control. The person on whom such order is served shall deliver possession of the vehicle, so requisitioned to the requisitioning authority or to such other person as may be specified in the order.
(2) If any person in possession of the vehicle on whom an order or requisition is served refuses or fails to deliver possession of the vehicle to the requisitioning authority or lo the person specified in the order, such authority.or any police officer, not below the rank of an Assistant Sub-inspector, or the.Mukhiya of the Gram Panchayat established under the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 (Bih. Act VII of 1948) for the area in which the vehicle is kept authorised by him may use such force as is necessary to take possession of the vehicle.
(3) Whenever any vehicle is requisitioned under sub-section (1) the period of such requisition shall not ordinarily extend beyond the period for which the vehicle is required for the purpose mentioned in the sub-section.
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