The Telangana Infectious Diseases Act, 1950.
telangana · 1950
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- S. 1The Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Infectious Diseases Act, 1950 in force in the combined State, as on 02
- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms used in the Telangana Infectious Diseases Act, 1950, including "Building," "Dwelling House," and "Executive Authority."
- S. 3Substituted for “Jarida” by the A
- S. 4Substituted for “Jarida” by the A
- S. 5Section 5 empowers Health Officers to remove infectious individuals to hospitals if they pose a public health risk, ensuring privacy for women and penalizing obstruction.
- S. 6Section 6 prohibits individuals aware of their infectious disease from exposing others in public places or workplaces.
- S. 7Substituted for “Jarida” by the A
- S. 8Section 8 allows a Health officer to destroy infected structures or items and mandates compensation for losses.
- S. 9Section 9 allows the executive authority to close lodging houses or food places due to infectious diseases to protect public health.
- S. 10Section 10 prohibits sending infected clothing or bedding to laundries or disposing of infected refuse without proper disinfection.
- S. 11Section 11 prohibits infected individuals from using public conveyances without notifying the operator and allows operators to refuse service.
- S. 12Section 12 prohibits letting or sub-letting buildings where infectious diseases occurred recently without a health officer's special permit.
- S. 13Section 13 empowers Health Officers to forbid work in premises with infectious diseases or animal deaths, until disinfected.
- S. 14Section 14 prohibits individuals aware of having an infectious disease from using books from public libraries.
- S. 15Section 15 regulates the handling and disposal of bodies of individuals who died from infectious diseases to prevent health risks.
- S. 16Section 16 empowers the government to declare an area at risk of infectious disease and grant officers powers to control it, including evacuation and mandatory vaccinations.
- S. 17Section 17 empowers magistrates to prohibit gatherings of fifty or more people to prevent infectious disease spread.
- S. 18Section 18 mandates premises owners to destroy plague-carrying animals, with Health Officer intervention if they fail.
- S. 19Section 19 mandates the Health Officer to recommend measures to local authorities to prevent or suppress infectious diseases in animals.
- S. 20Section 20 empowers local authorities to provide necessary resources for managing infectious diseases and mortality threats.
- S. 21Section 21 mandates local authorities to provide or arrange hospitals and wards for infectious disease treatment, with compliance to health director orders.
- S. 22Section 22 mandates local authorities to provide free transport and disinfection services for infectious disease patients and contaminated items.
- S. 23Section 23 prohibits the use of water deemed likely to spread infectious diseases and mandates compliance with health officer notices.
- S. 24Section 24 allows Health Officers to use buildings for infection control emergencies, with compensation for owners.
- S. 25Section 25 imposes fines for non-compliance with the Telangana Infectious Diseases Act, 1950, and continued violations after conviction.
- S. 26The section allows the government to issue rules via notification to implement the act's objectives.
- S. 27Section 27 nullifies conflicting pre-existing laws with the Telangana Infectious Diseases Act, 1950, except for prior actions.