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Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 Section 398

Title: Prohibition in Respect of Corpse

State: Karnataka

Year: 1976

.....eight meters from the surface of the ground; or (b) build or dig or cause to be built or dug any grave in any burial ground at a less distance than four meters from the margin of any other existing grave; or (c) without the sanction in writing, of the Commissioner, or an order in writing of a magistrate reopen a grave already occupied; or (d) convey or cause to be conveyed a corpse or part thereof to any burial or burning ground and not cause the burial or burning of the same to commence within six hours after its arrival at such place; or (e) when burning or causing to be burnt a corpse or part thereof, permit the same or any part thereof or its clothing to remain without being completely reduced to ashes; or (f) carry through any street a corpse or part thereof not decently covered; or (g) while carrying a corpse or part thereof within the city leave the same in or near any street for any purpose whatever; or (h) remove, otherwise than in a closed receptacle, any corpse or part thereof, kept or used for the purpose of dissection.

Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 170

Title: Disposal of Infectious Corpse

State: Central

Year: 1924

Where any person has died in a cantonment from any infectious or contagious disease, the Executive Officer may, by notice in writing,-- (a) require any person having charge of the corpse to convey the same to a mortuary, thereafter to be disposed of in accordance with law; or (b) prohibit the removal of the corpse from the place where death occurred except for the purpose of being buried or burned or of being conveyed to a mortuary.

Manipur Municipalities Act, 1994 Section 161

Title: Powers to Cause Corpses to Be Burnt or Buried According to the Religious Tenets of the Deceased

State: Central

Year: 1994

After the expiration of not less than twenty-four hours from the death of any person, the Nagar Panchayat or as the case may be, Council may cause the corpse of such person to be burnt or buried, and the expenses thereby incurred shall be recoverable as a debt due from the estate of such person. In every such case, the corpse shall be disposed of, so far as may be possible in manner consistent with the religious tenets of the deceased.

New Delhi Municipal Council Act 1994 Section 297

Title: Disposal of Infectious Corpses Where Any Person Has Died from Any Dangerous Disease

State: Central

Year: 1994

Where any person has died from any dangerous disease the Chairperson may, by notice in writing-- (a) require any person having charge of the corpse to convey the same to mortuary thereafter to be disposed of in accordance with law, or (b) prohibit the removal of corpses from the place where death occurred except for the purpose of being burnt, buried or for being conveyed to a mortuary.

Cantonments Act, 2006 Section 177

Title: Disposal of Infectious Corpse

State: Central

Year: 2006

Where any person has died in a cantonment from any infectious or contagious disease, the Chief Executive Officer, may, by notice in writing,-- (a) require any person having charge of the corpse to convey the same to a mortuary, thereafter to be disposed of in accordance with law; or (b) prohibit the removal of the corpse from the place where death occurred except for the purpose of being buried or burned or of being conveyed to a mortuary.

Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 149

Title: Removal of Corpses

State: Central

Year: 1924

1[Board] may, by public notice, prescribe notice, prescribe routes in the cantonment by which atone corpses may be removed to burial or burning grounds. ________________________ 1. Substituted by the Act 24 of 1936, section 69, for "Cantonment Authority."

New Delhi Municipal Council Act 1994 Section 303

Title: Removal of Corpses

State: Central

Year: 1994

The Chairperson may by public notice prescribe routes by which alone corpses may be removed to burning or burial ground.

Cantonments Act, 2006 Section 154

Title: Removal of Corpses

State: Central

Year: 2006

The Board may, by public notice, prescribe routes in the cantonment by which alone corpses may be removed to burial or burning grounds.

Karnataka Police Act, 1963 Section 140

Title: Information Regarding Unnatural or Sudden Death or Corpse Found in the Village

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

If any unnatural or sudden death occurs or any corpse be found within the limits of the village, the Police Patel shall send immediate written information to the officer in charge of the police station within whose local jurisdiction the village is situated and shall assist such Police Officer in any inquest, inquiry or investigation which may be held in respect of such death.

The Jharkhand Municipal Act, 2011 Complete Act

State: Jharkhand

Year: 2011

.....Government in relation to a Municipal Council, or the Nagar Panchayat, the Executive Officer of the Municipal Council or the Nagar Panchayat; (47) "Factory" means a factory as defined in the Factories Act, 1948; (48) "Filth" means (a) night soil or other contents of latrines, cesspools and drains; (b) dirt, dung, refuse, useless or offensive materials thrown out in consequence of any process of manufacture, industry or trade; and (c) putrid or putrifying substance, (49) "Finance Commission" means the State Finance Commission constituted under Article 243-I of the Constitution of India and referred to in section 97 of this Act; (50) "Food" includes every article used for food or drink by man, other than drugs or water, and any article which ordinarily enters into, or is used in the composition or preparation of, human food, and also includes confectionery, flavouring and colouring matters, spices and condiments; (51) "Footpath" means a pavement, for use by pedestrians; (52) "Goods" include animals; (53) "Government" means the State Government of Jharkhand; (54) "Holding" means land held under one title or agreement and surrounded by one set of boundaries: Provided that, where two.....