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Provisions for treatment of venereal diseases by local authority. - (1) A local authority may, and if so required by the Government shall, make '. such arrangements in its local area as'may bedirec· ted by the Government for- (a) the free diagnosis and treatment of per- sons suffering, or suspected to suffer, from vene- real diseases; and 16,'l.'I{,IAKFARY, 1986 CPA USA 26,1901) ~ , .. ,. ". '.' . ----------'----------------..,'" (b) the prevention of infection from such diseases.' . (2) .The locaiauthority may for the purpose men-. tioned in sub-section (1)· enter into contract- (a) . with any other authority, or . . (b) with a hospital or medical institution recog- nised by the Government in this behalf, or (c) with the sanction of the Government with . ·.any medical practitioner registered under. the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (Central Act 102 of.1956).