Act Info:
Preamble1 - EMPLOYMENT OF MANUAL SCAVENGERS AND CONSTRUCTION OF DRY LATRINES (PROHIBITION) ACT, 1993
Chapter I Section1 - Short title, application and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter II Section3 - Prohibition of employment of manual scavengers, etc.
Section4 - Power to exempt
Chapter III Section5 - Appointment of Executive Authorities and their powers and functions
Section6 - Power of State Government to make schemes
Section7 - Power of State Government to issue directions
Section8 - Executives Authorities, inspectors, officers and other employees of such authorities to be public servant
Section9 - Appointment of inspectors and their powers of entry and inspection
Section10 - Power of Executive Authority to prevent environmental
Section11 - Duty of HUDCO to extend financial assistance in certain cases
Section12 - Powers to levy fee
Section13 - Constitution of committees
Chapter IV Section14 - Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act and rules, orders, directions and schemes
Section15 - Offences by companies
Section16 - Offences to be cognizable
Section17 - Provision in relation to jurisdiction
Section18 - Limitation of prosecution
Chapter V Section19 - Information, reports or returns
Section20 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section21 - Effection of other laws and E agreements inconsistent with the Act
Section22 - Power of Central Government to make rules
Section23 - Power of State Government to make rules
Section24 - Power to remove difficulties