SI.N
Centre/St
Discriminatory Provisions
Act/ Rules
ate Act
0.
56.
The Telangana
Section 6 [6) (a)
State-
Telangana
Prevention of
Begging Act, 1977
Recording of being leprosy affected in the inquiry
report and v^ill be detained in a leper asylum
appointed under Section 3 of the Lepers Act, 1898.
57.
Bihar Prevention
Rule 6(2) [b)
State-
of Beggary Rules,
Bihar
The medical officer shall, where necessary, arrange
in the Certified Home, Special Home, or Work
House, as the case may be, for any immediate
medical treatment of the person found to be
1954
contagious leper, pending further orders of the
Court.
58.
Tamil Nadu
State-
Section lOA
Tamil
Prevention of
Begging Act, 1945
Powers of Magistrate to order indefinite detention
of lepers
Nadu
Section 12A
Power
of Juvenile
Court to
order indefinite
detention of juvenile lepers
59.
Bengal Vagrancy
Section 9 (3) (A)
State-West
Bengal
Act, 1943
Any detained beggar suffering from leprosy be
segregated from other vagrants who do not suffer
from leprosy.
F.
LAWS REGARDING REPRESENTATION IN RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS
60.
Jammu And
61.
Amarnath Ji
Shrine Act, 2000
Hindu Religious
Section 7 (a)
Centre
Kashmir Shri
Disqualifications for membership of Board, if he
suffers from contagious leprosy.
Section 25(5)[ii)
State-
Karnataka
Institutions And
Charitable
Endowments Act,
62.
Disqualification for being appointed or continuing
as a member of the Committee of Management of
1997
any notified Institution, if he is suffers from leprosy.
Shri Sanwaliaji
Temple Act, 1992
Section 6(3)(iv)
State-
Rajasthan
Disqualification for nomination as the President or
a member of the Board, if he is suffers from leprosy.
63.
Haryana Shri Mata
Section 8(b)
State-
Haryana
Mansa Devi Shrine
Act, 1991
Disqualification for nomination as the President or
a member of the Board, if he is suffers from leprosy.
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