Section 83: Order to abate overcrowding
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83. Order to abate overcrowding
(1) Where a Proclamation is in force in any place—
(a) on the certificate of the Sanitary Authority or a medical practitioner; or
(b) on other sufficient evidence,
that any premises or part of premises are so overcrowded as to be dangerous to health, the Permanent Secretary may make such order as he thinks fit
to abate the overcrowding.
(2) The owner or occupier of the premises who permits the overcrowding
after an order or a copy has been served on him shall commit an offence and
shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 100 rupees for each
day during which the overcrowding continues.
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PART VII – LEPROSY
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- What is the daily fine for allowing overcrowding after an abatement order during an epidemic?