Wake
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Wake. By s. 165 of the (English) Public Health Act, 1936, replacing after 31st October, 1936, s. 68 of the Pubic Health (Amendment) Act, 1907, it is provided as follows:
It shall not be lawful to hold a wake over the body of a person who has died while suffering from a notifiable disease, and the occupier of any premises who permits or suffers any such wake to take place thereon, and every person who takes part in the wake, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds.
It shall not be lawful to hold a wake over the body of a person who has died while suffering from a notifiable disease, and the occupier of any premises who permits or suffers any such wake to take place thereon, and every person who takes part in the wake, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds.
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