Municipal Laws

Municipal laws in many cities require, that every medical practitioner, who treats or becomes aware of the existence of any dangerous disease, should give information of the same to the Executive Health Officer. (Example: Section 421 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act)

Epidemic Corporation Act

In case bf threat of an outbreak of dangerous epidemic disease, when ordinary provisions of law are insufficient to tackle the disease, Section 2 of the Epidemic Corporation Act gives power to Health Officers of the state government to take such measures including prescribing temporary regulations to be observed by the public or any class of persons to prevent the outbreak andlor spread of any such epidemic disease.

The Carriage of Passengers Suffering from Infectious or Contagious Diseases Rules, 1990

According to Rule (1) a railway administration should not carry persons suffering from AIDS. A person suffering from AIDS should not enter or remain in any carriage on a railway or travel in a train without permission of the Station Master or other servant in charge of the place where such person enter upon the railways.

A railway servant giving such permission may, to the person suffering from the disease, agree to pay the usual amount of fares for receiving a berth, arrange for his separation from other persons travelling in the same coach.

Drug and Cosmetic rules, 1993

According to Rule H of Part XIIB  every licensee of a Blood Bank should get samples of every blood unit tested for freedom from HIV antibodies either from such laboratories specified for the