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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Lepers Act, 1898 Section 16

Power of the State Government to Make Rules

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Lepers Act, 1898 Section 16 is part of Lepers Act, 1898 - Power of the State Government to Make Rules. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1[16(1)].Power of the State Government to make rules.--

The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules generally for carrying out the purposes of this Act, and in particular--

(a) for the guidance of all or any of the officers discharging any duty under this Act ; and

(b) for the management of, and the maintenance of discipline in, a leper asylum.

2[(2) Every rule made by the State Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature." ]

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1. Substituted by The Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 2004

2. Inserted by The Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 2004

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Section Section 16 of the Lepers Act, 1898 (Power of the State Government to Make Rules) is reproduced on this page as part of the Lepers Act, 1898. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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