Lepers Act, 1898 Section 6 - Bare Act |
| State | Central Government |
| Year | 1898 |
| Section Title | Arrest of Pauper Lepers |
(1) Within any local area which has been specified under section 3 any police-officer {Ins. by section 5.ibid.[ or any other person specially empowered by the State Government by order in writing in this behalf] may arrest without a warrant any person who appears to him to be a pauper leper.
(2) Such police-officer {Ins. by section 5.ibid.} [ or other person] shall forthwith take or send the person so arrested to the nearest convenient police-station.