The KERALA PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 2023
kerala · 2023
- S. 1Short title and commencement
- S. 2Definitions
- S. 3State, District and Local Public Health Committees and Public Health Officers
- S. 4The State Public Health Committee and the State Public Health Officer
- S. 5The District Public Health Committee and the District Public Health Officer
- S. 6The Local Public Health Committee and the Local Public Health Officer
- S. 7Duties and functions of Public Health Officer
- S. 8Assistance to Public Health Officer
- S. 9Temporary appointment of Additional Public Health Officers during emergency situations
- S. 10Powers of the State Public Health Officer
- S. 11Powers of the District Public Health Officer
- S. 12Powers of the Local Public Health Officer
- S. 13Ensuring of assistance of public servants
- S. 14Local Self Government Institution to extend support
- S. 15Water for human use
- S. 16Powers of State, District Public Health Officers with respect to water supply
- S. 17Powers of the State, District Public Health Officers to improve the quality of water
- S. 18Responsibilitiy to ensure public latrine facilities
- S. 19Ensuring sanitation facilities
- S. 20Prohibition of deposit of filth, rubbish etc
- S. 21Matters that are nuisance
- S. 22Information regarding nuisance
- S. 23Power of the Local Public Health Officer to remove nuisance
- S. 24Provision regarding house or building rendered unfit for human dwelling by nuisances
- S. 25Disposal of articles shifted while removing nuisance
- S. 26Nuisance caused by an act or omission outside the local area
- S. 27Functions of Local Public Health Officer to improve Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child And Adolescent Health
- S. 28Communicable diseases and notifiable communicable diseases
- S. 29The healthcare and prevention of communicable diseases of migrant labourers
- S. 30Maintenance of isolation hospitals and wards
- S. 31—
- S. 32—
- S. 33Registered medical practitioners to certify a person free from notifiable communicable disease
- S. 34Prohibition of the use of water, food or beverage from suspicious source
- S. 35Shifting of infected person to hospital
- S. 36Prohibition of contact causing infection to persons
- S. 37Infected person not to engage in certain trade or occupation
- S. 38Taking over of buildings and places to prevent the spread of infection
- S. 39Power of entry of the Local Public Health Officer to take preventive measures
- S. 40Closure of food handling places and lodging houses
- S. 41Clothes used by infected persons not to be sent to laundry
- S. 42Power of District Collector to control community gathering
- S. 43—
- S. 44Prevention of communicable disease transmissible from animals
- S. 45Control of rodents, dogs and other animals
- S. 46Quarantine of persons suffering from disease
- S. 47Precuations while handling dead bodies
- S. 48Guidelines issued by the Government to be implemented
- S. 49Power of the Local Public Health Officer to inspect hostel and other common spaces for residence
- S. 50Guidelines for managing bio-medical waste
- S. 51Blood Banks and control of communicable disease
- S. 52Responsibilities of Local Public Health Officer for the control of insects and other vectors
- S. 53Prevention of breeding of mosquitoes and other insects in small and large waterloggs and water collections
- S. 54Prevention of breeding of vectors which spread disease
- S. 55Powers of the Local Public Health Officer in case of default
- S. 56Protection for vector control activities
- S. 57Prevention and management of insectborne communicable diseases or notifiable communicable diseases consequent to disast
- S. 58Sanitary and other arrangements at the places of community gatherings
- S. 59Control over private sources of water supply
- S. 60Notification of community gathering
- S. 61Consideration and priority to be given to the persons facing physical, mental, social and economic challenges
- S. 62Control of non-communicable diseases
- S. 63Meetings of the Committee
- S. 64Manner of serving notices and orders
- S. 65Punishments
- S. 66Cognizance of offences
- S. 67Special jurisdiction of Magistrate
- S. 68Compounding of offences
- S. 69Appeals
- S. 70Revision
- S. 71Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts
- S. 72Protection of actions done in good faith
- S. 73Act shall not derogatory to other laws
- S. 74Public Health Officers and other officers and employees to be Public Servants
- S. 75Delegation of powers by Government
- S. 76Power to enter and inspect
- S. 77Matters to be considered while conducting inspection and imposing fine
- S. 78Constitution of Public Health Fund
- S. 79Power to remove difficulties
- S. 80Power to make regulations
- S. 81Power of Government to make rules
- S. 82Validation