The Vaccination Act 1880, 13 of 1880, (Rep., Act 12 of 1891)

Section 10. 'nie parent or guardian of every chilcl mrhicli rns~ection has been vaccinatcd ulicier sectioll nine

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

10. 'nie parent or guardian of every chilcl mrhicli rns~ection has been vaccinatcd ulicier sectioll nine shall, on tlie $~~.''"''". clltte of inspection stated in the memorandum, take the cl-iild, or cause it to be taken, to a vaccinator for inspection, or get it inspected at his own liouse by a vaccil~ato~ ; and such vaccinator shall Cl~en append to the memorandum a certificate stating that the child has been inspected and the result of such inspection. `11.` When it is ascertati,ined at the time of inspect- Proceclure ing a child under section ten that the vacciilatiou has ;I;;; been successful, a certificate shall be delivered by the ,l,cc,s,f,~. vaccinator to the parent or guardian of such child to that effect, and such child shali thereafter bc deemed to be p+otected. r c c i ~ l - 12. when it is ascertaiized as aforesaici that the Procedure vaccination has been unsuccessful, the parent or w k n 7accinatloll 1s guardian shall, if the ~raccinator SO direct, cause tlze l,nsuccossflll. child to be forthwith again vaccinated and subsequently inspected in inaiiiier bereillbefore providecl, 13. A certificate granted under section nine show- E'ro~odure ing the unfitness of a child for vaccination sllall :~~:~~!'"s relnain in force for the lneriod stated therein, and on vaccination. the terrninaiion of that period, or, if that period terminates after the vaccination-season is over, n~hcn -the nest vaccination-season begins, the parent or guardian !WTq .:<,: . . i:. 1 ; . . owardian of sucl~ ollilcl sl~nll take the chilcl, or cause s it to bc talcen, to a V ~ L C C ~ I I , ~ ~ O ~ to be vaccinatecl, or procure its wccination at his owl1 house by a vaccinator : Yroviclecl that if the child is still founcl to be in a stat6 unfit for vaccination, the certificate granted under section nine shall be rene\ved. Renewal of postponelneil t certificates. Certificates 14. If the Superillte~lclent of paccinatioil is of of i l ~ s ~ s c e p ~ i - opinion that a cliilcl which has been three times unbility of successful[successfuily vaccinatecl is ][insusceptible ][of successful ] vaccination. -vaccination, he shall deliver to the parent or guardian of such chilcl a certificate under his hancl to that eflect ; and the parent or guardian shall t,heiicefortli not be required to cause the child to be vacciiiated. Certificates bility of 15, The vaccination of a child shall ordinarily be perfonued with s ~ ~ c h lymph as may be prescribed by the rules to be made uncler this Act : w h a t lymph to Provided that, l s t , if animal-lymph is so prescribed and the parent or guardian of any child desires that such child shall be vaccinatecl with huiilan lymph, it shall be so saccinated ; and 2nd, if in any local area in wliich animal-lympb is procurable human lynlph is so prescribed, and the parent or guardian of any child desires tliat such child should be vaccinated with animal-lymph, and tenders to the vaccinator tlie amount of such fee, not exceeding one rupee, as limy be fixed by such rules in this behalf, such child shall be so vaccinated.

Source: India Code