Lepers Act, 1898

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SECTIONS:
1. Title, extent and commencement.
2. Definitions.
3. Appointment of leper asylums by Provincial Government
4. Appointment of Inspectors of Lepers and Superintendents of Asylums.
5. Constitution of Board.
6. Arrest of pauper lepers.
7. Person arrested how to be dealt with.
8. Procedure with regard to pauper lepers.
9. Power to prohibit lepers from following certain trades and doing certain acts.
10. Conviction after previous conviction.
11. Penalty on person employing lepers in prohibited trade.
12. Re-arrest of escaped lepers.
13. Inspection by Board.
14. Order of discharge by Board.
15. Appeals.
16. Power of the Provincial Government to make rules.
17. Power to local authorities to expend funds and appropriate property to asylums.
18. Protection to persons acting bona-fide under Act.
19. Lepers from Acceding States.







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