Section 127: Voluntary submission to treatment
consolidated text (as at 2006, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
127. Voluntary submission to treatment
(1) Any person who suspects that he is affected with leprosy and desires
to submit himself to treatment may for that purpose present himself to the
Magistrate of the district in which he is residing.
(2) The Magistrate shall require the Leprosy Board to examine that person and if the Board reports that—
(a) that person is affected with leprosy; or
(b) it is doubtful whether he is so affected,
section 126 shall apply.
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Questions this section answers
- Can I ask a Magistrate to have myself examined if I suspect I have leprosy?