Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897

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    "slug": "epidemic-diseases-act-1897",
    "title": "Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897",
    "short_title": "Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897",
    "act_number": "Act No. 3 of 1897",
    "act_year": 1897,
    "act_type": "CENTRAL",
    "location": "India (Central)",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and extent.-",
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            "content": "Object & Reasons▼\nObject and Reason.-",
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            "title": "2. Power to take special measures and prescribe regulations as to dangerous epidemic diseases.-",
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            "content": "[* * * * * * * *]\n(b) the inspection of persons travelling by railway or otherwise, and the segregation, in hospital, temporary accommodation or otherwise, of persons suspected by the inspecting officer of being infected with any such disease.\nObject & Reasons▼\nObject and Reason.-\nSTATE AMENDMENTS  ▼\nHimachal Pradesh :\nMadhya Pradesh :\nPunjab, Haryana, Chandigarh :\n[2A. Power of Central Government.-\nSTATE AMENDMENTS  ▼\nSections 2B to ZF.\nBihar :\n\"28. Power of State Government to requisition vehicles.-\nExplanation :-\n(i) 'vehicle' means a motor vehicle, horse drawn carriage, ekka, tamtam, rickshaw, cycle-rickshaw, bullock-cart, steamer, steam boat, motor launch and boat: and (ii) \"owner\" includes, where the person in possession of the vehicle is a minor, the guardian of such minor, and in relation to a vehicle which is the subject of a hire-purchase agreement, the person in possession of the vehicle under that agreement. 2C. Principles and Method of determining compensation.- (1) Where any vehicle is requisitioned under this Act, there shall be paid compensation the amount of which shall be determined in the manner and in accordance with the principles hereinafter set but, that is to say, (a) where the amount of compensation can be fixed by agreement it shall be paid in accordance with such agreement; (b) where no such agreement can be reached, the State Government shall appoint an officer not below the rank of an Additional District Judge as arbitrator; (c) the State Government may in any particular case, nominate a person having expert knowledge as to the nature of the vehicle requisitioned, to assist the arbitrator, and where such nomination is made, the person to he compensated may also nominate an assessor for the said purpose; (d) at the commencement of the proceeding before the arbitrator, the State Government and the person to be compensated shall state what in their respective opinion is a fair amount of compensation; (e) the arbitrator in making his award shall take into consideration the loss of earning, if any, sustained by the owner of reason of the requisition, the prevalent market rate of hire for the class of vehicle requisitioned and the condition of the vehicle requisitioned; and (f) nothing in the Arbitration Act, 1940 (X of 1940), shall apply to arbitrators under this section. (2) The State Government may by rules prescribe the procedure to be followed in such arbitrations, the principles to be followed in apportioninig the costs of the proceedings before the arbitrator and the fees to be paid to experts and assessors appointed under clause (c) of sub-section (I). 2D. Release from requisition.- (1) The State Government or the Requisitioning authority may, at any time, release any vehicle requisitioned tinder this Act and shall as far as possible, restore the vehicle after proper disinfection, if necessary, in as good a condition as it was when possession thereof was taken, subject only to the changes caused by normal wear and tear and irresistible force : Provided that where the purpose for which any requisitioned vehicle was being used ceases to exist, the State Government or the requisitioning authority shall release the vehicle, as soon as may be, from requisition. (2) When any vehicle is to he released from requisition, a notice in writing shall be served on the owner or his authorised agent to take delivery of the vehicle on or within such date and from such place and person as may be specified in the notice and with effect from such date, the State Government or the requisitioning authority shall not in any way be liable for any compensation or other claim in respect of the requisitioned vehicle. (3) The delivery of possession of the vehicle to the owner or his duly authorised agent shall be a full discharge of all libaility of State Government or the requisitioning authority to deliver possession to such person as may have a rightful claim to possession thereof, but shall not prejudice any rights in respect of the vehicle which any other person may be entitled in accordance with law to enforce against the person to whom possession of the vehicle is given. (4) Where the owner to whom possession of any requisitioned vehicle is to be given is not found and has no agent authorised to take delivery on his behalf, the State Government shall cause a notice declaring that the vehicle is released from requisition to be published in the Official Gazette and on such publication, the requisitioned vehicle shall cease to be subject to requisition on and from the date of such publication and the State Government shall not be liable for compensation or other claim in respect thereof for any period after the said date.\n(ii) \"owner\" includes, where the person in possession of the vehicle is a minor, the guardian of such minor, and in relation to a vehicle which is the subject of a hire-purchase agreement, the person in possession of the vehicle under that agreement.",
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        {
            "number": "2C",
            "title": "2C. Principles and Method of determining compensation.-",
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            "content": "(a) where the amount of compensation can be fixed by agreement it shall be paid in accordance with such agreement; (b) where no such agreement can be reached, the State Government shall appoint an officer not below the rank of an Additional District Judge as arbitrator; (c) the State Government may in any particular case, nominate a person having expert knowledge as to the nature of the vehicle requisitioned, to assist the arbitrator, and where such nomination is made, the person to he compensated may also nominate an assessor for the said purpose; (d) at the commencement of the proceeding before the arbitrator, the State Government and the person to be compensated shall state what in their respective opinion is a fair amount of compensation; (e) the arbitrator in making his award shall take into consideration the loss of earning, if any, sustained by the owner of reason of the requisition, the prevalent market rate of hire for the class of vehicle requisitioned and the condition of the vehicle requisitioned; and (f) nothing in the Arbitration Act, 1940 (X of 1940), shall apply to arbitrators under this section. (2) The State Government may by rules prescribe the procedure to be followed in such arbitrations, the principles to be followed in apportioninig the costs of the proceedings before the arbitrator and the fees to be paid to experts and assessors appointed under clause (c) of sub-section (I). 2D. Release from requisition.- (1) The State Government or the Requisitioning authority may, at any time, release any vehicle requisitioned tinder this Act and shall as far as possible, restore the vehicle after proper disinfection, if necessary, in as good a condition as it was when possession thereof was taken, subject only to the changes caused by normal wear and tear and irresistible force : Provided that where the purpose for which any requisitioned vehicle was being used ceases to exist, the State Government or the requisitioning authority shall release the vehicle, as soon as may be, from requisition. (2) When any vehicle is to he released from requisition, a notice in writing shall be served on the owner or his authorised agent to take delivery of the vehicle on or within such date and from such place and person as may be specified in the notice and with effect from such date, the State Government or the requisitioning authority shall not in any way be liable for any compensation or other claim in respect of the requisitioned vehicle. (3) The delivery of possession of the vehicle to the owner or his duly authorised agent shall be a full discharge of all libaility of State Government or the requisitioning authority to deliver possession to such person as may have a rightful claim to possession thereof, but shall not prejudice any rights in respect of the vehicle which any other person may be entitled in accordance with law to enforce against the person to whom possession of the vehicle is given.\n(b) where no such agreement can be reached, the State Government shall appoint an officer not below the rank of an Additional District Judge as arbitrator; (c) the State Government may in any particular case, nominate a person having expert knowledge as to the nature of the vehicle requisitioned, to assist the arbitrator, and where such nomination is made, the person to he compensated may also nominate an assessor for the said purpose; (d) at the commencement of the proceeding before the arbitrator, the State Government and the person to be compensated shall state what in their respective opinion is a fair amount of compensation; (e) the arbitrator in making his award shall take into consideration the loss of earning, if any, sustained by the owner of reason of the requisition, the prevalent market rate of hire for the class of vehicle requisitioned and the condition of the vehicle requisitioned; and (f) nothing in the Arbitration Act, 1940 (X of 1940), shall apply to arbitrators under this section. (2) The State Government may by rules prescribe the procedure to be followed in such arbitrations, the principles to be followed in apportioninig the costs of the proceedings before the arbitrator and the fees to be paid to experts and assessors appointed under clause (c) of sub-section (I). 2D. Release from requisition.- (1) The State Government or the Requisitioning authority may, at any time, release any vehicle requisitioned tinder this Act and shall as far as possible, restore the vehicle after proper disinfection, if necessary, in as good a condition as it was when possession thereof was taken, subject only to the changes caused by normal wear and tear and irresistible force : Provided that where the purpose for which any requisitioned vehicle was being used ceases to exist, the State Government or the requisitioning authority shall release the vehicle, as soon as may be, from requisition. (2) When any vehicle is to he released from requisition, a notice in writing shall be served on the owner or his authorised agent to take delivery of the vehicle on or within such date and from such place and person as may be specified in the notice and with effect from such date, the State Government or the requisitioning authority shall not in any way be liable for any compensation or other claim in respect of the requisitioned vehicle.\n(c) the State Government may in any particular case, nominate a person having expert knowledge as to the nature of the vehicle requisitioned, to assist the arbitrator, and where such nomination is made, the person to he compensated may also nominate an assessor for the said purpose; (d) at the commencement of the proceeding before the arbitrator, the State Government and the person to be compensated shall state what in their respective opinion is a fair amount of compensation; (e) the arbitrator in making his award shall take into consideration the loss of earning, if any, sustained by the owner of reason of the requisition, the prevalent market rate of hire for the class of vehicle requisitioned and the condition of the vehicle requisitioned; and (f) nothing in the Arbitration Act, 1940 (X of 1940), shall apply to arbitrators under this section. (2) The State Government may by rules prescribe the procedure to be followed in such arbitrations, the principles to be followed in apportioninig the costs of the proceedings before the arbitrator and the fees to be paid to experts and assessors appointed under clause (c) of sub-section (I). 2D. Release from requisition.- (1) The State Government or the Requisitioning authority may, at any time, release any vehicle requisitioned tinder this Act and shall as far as possible, restore the vehicle after proper disinfection, if necessary, in as good a condition as it was when possession thereof was taken, subject only to the changes caused by normal wear and tear and irresistible force : Provided that where the purpose for which any requisitioned vehicle was being used ceases to exist, the State Government or the requisitioning authority shall release the vehicle, as soon as may be, from requisition.\n(d) at the commencement of the proceeding before the arbitrator, the State Government and the person to be compensated shall state what in their respective opinion is a fair amount of compensation; (e) the arbitrator in making his award shall take into consideration the loss of earning, if any, sustained by the owner of reason of the requisition, the prevalent market rate of hire for the class of vehicle requisitioned and the condition of the vehicle requisitioned; and (f) nothing in the Arbitration Act, 1940 (X of 1940), shall apply to arbitrators under this section. (2) The State Government may by rules prescribe the procedure to be followed in such arbitrations, the principles to be followed in apportioninig the costs of the proceedings before the arbitrator and the fees to be paid to experts and assessors appointed under clause (c) of sub-section (I). 2D. Release from requisition.- (1) The State Government or the Requisitioning authority may, at any time, release any vehicle requisitioned tinder this Act and shall as far as possible, restore the vehicle after proper disinfection, if necessary, in as good a condition as it was when possession thereof was taken, subject only to the changes caused by normal wear and tear and irresistible force :\n(e) the arbitrator in making his award shall take into consideration the loss of earning, if any, sustained by the owner of reason of the requisition, the prevalent market rate of hire for the class of vehicle requisitioned and the condition of the vehicle requisitioned; and (f) nothing in the Arbitration Act, 1940 (X of 1940), shall apply to arbitrators under this section. (2) The State Government may by rules prescribe the procedure to be followed in such arbitrations, the principles to be followed in apportioninig the costs of the proceedings before the arbitrator and the fees to be paid to experts and assessors appointed under clause (c) of sub-section (I).\n(f) nothing in the Arbitration Act, 1940 (X of 1940), shall apply to arbitrators under this section.",
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        {
            "number": "2D",
            "title": "2D. Release from requisition.-",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "2E",
            "title": "2E. Payment of compensation.-",
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        },
        {
            "number": "2F",
            "title": "2F. Power to make rules.-",
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            "content": "Gujarat :\nMaharashtra :",
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        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Penalty.-",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "STATE AMENDMENTS  ▼\nHimachal Pradesh :\nPunjab, Haryana, Chandigarh :\nUttar Pradesh :",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Protection to persons acting under Act.-",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "1511 [4th February, 1897.]",
        "Act Number": "Act No. 3 of 1897",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1897",
        "Short Title": "Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897",
        "Type": "CENTRAL",
        "Location": "India (Central)"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:17"
}