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66 CHAPTER XVII - Rules, Bye-laws, Penalties, etc. Power of Government to make rules. Penalty for breach of rules. Procedure for making and the effect of rules. Bye-laws by local authorities. Breach of bye-laws. . Procedure for making or altermg bye-laws. Penalties for offences against Act, etc. Penalty for preventing entry of executive authority or Health Officer. CHAPTER XVII Miscellaneous. Propaganda by local authority. Appeal against decisions of Health Officer. Method of serving notice. Cognizance of offences against the Act. Power to compound offences. Powers of Police Officers to arrest offenders against Act, ete. Powers of executive officer and public health staff to arrest offenders against Act, etc. Persons arrested not to be detained unnecessarily. Bar of suits and prosecutions in certain cases, Punishment for malicious abuse of powers. Delegation of powers by Government Constitution of the Public Health Board. _ Term of office of elected members. Cessation of membership in the Board. Casual vacancies. Functions of the Public Health Board. Act to over-ride other enactments. Power to remove difficulties . Repeal. Schedule I—Ordinary penalties. Schedule II—Penalties for continuing breaches. ——e NY yo “¥ ~ a 67 THE TRAVANCORE-COCHIN PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1955 *(ACT XVI OF 1955) An Act to make provision for advanemg the public health of the State of Travancore-Cochin. Preamble.—Whereas it 1s expedient to make provision for advancing the public health of the State of Travancore-Cochin, Be it enacted in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows :— CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY.