The Lepers Act 1898, 3 of 1898 (Rep., Act 23 of 2016)

Section 3. T11e Local Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint any place to be a leper

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

3. T11e Local Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint any place to be a leper as$lum for the purposes of this Act and specify tb e local are-as from which lepers may be sent to such asylum, and may, in like manner, alter or cancel any such notification. *ppointment of leper asylum, `by` Local Governmen t. ~pp&~ttllent 4, Subject to any rules which may be made under Of o Lepe~s Inspctors and o Lepe~s Inspctors and Lepe~s Inspctors and Inspctors and and section 16, the Local Government may appoint any Superinten- Nedical Officei* of the Government or other qualified dentsof Medical man to be an inspector of Lepers and any A sglums. sglums. person to be a Superintendent of a Leper Asylum, with such establishment as may, in its opinion, be necessary, and every Inspector or Superintendent so appointed shall be deemed to be a public servant. Of o Lepe~s Inspctors and o Lepe~s Inspctors and Lepe~s Inspctors and Inspctors and and Superintendentsof A sglums. sglums. 5. The Local Government shall constitute- for every leper asylum appointed under section 3 a Board consisting of not less than three members, one of whom at least shall be a Medicd Officer of the Government. Constitution Of

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