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Prohibition of. exposure of other . persons- to infection.- (1) No person who knows,that he is ,sUffering from a notified disease shall expose- other persons to the risk of infection by his presence' or conduct in - ' (a) any. street or public place, or (b) . any market, theatre or other place of' entertainment or assembly, or (c) any school, college, playground or such 'other place, or (d) any hotel, .hostel, boarding house, choultry, .rest-house, or club, or (e) any factory or shop. , Explanation, ~ A person shall, be deemed to know tQat he ~ suffetin,g from a notified disease withiri the meaning,or this sub-sE'lCtion if he has beenilifor- med by the H:e3.lth Officer or any other officer of the Public Health Department of the Government -----,"'--- 1B7'HJANUARY,1986 (PAUBA 26,1901) er of a Ideal authority, not below the rank of Iiealth ·Officer or Sanitary Inspector, or a.medicalprac- titioner registered under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (Central Act 102 of 1956) that he is so suffering. . (2) . No person who has care of a person whom. he knows to be suffering from a notified disease shall cause or permit that person to expose others to risk of infection by his presence or conduct in any place referred to in sub-section (1). .' 67. Forbidding work in infected premises. - (1) If a case of notified disease occurs on any premises, . the Health Officer may, whether the. person suffer- . ing from the diseas.e has been removed from' the premises or not,make an order forbidding any work to be given out to any person living or working on those premises or in such. Pll-rt . thereof as may be specified in. the order, and ,any order so made be served on the occupier of the factory from which the work is given out or on any contractor employed by the occupier. . .... . (2) An order under this section may be. expressed to be operative' fora specified time or until the premises or any part thereof speCified in the order have been disinfected to the satisfaction of the Health Office"r, or be expressed to be operative so long as any'other reasonable precautions specified in the order are taken. . (3) This section applies to the making, cleaning, waShing, altering, ornamenting, finishing or repair- ing· of wearing apparel and' any work incidental thereto, and to such other classes of work as may, from time· to time, be notified· by the Director.