[1]THE WEST PAKISTAN EPIDEMIC DISEASES ACT,
1958
( XXXVI of
1958)
[5th
May, 1958]
An
Act
to
consolidate the law relating to the prevention of the spread of dangerous
epidemic diseases in the Province of West Pakistan
Preamble.— WHEREAS it is expedient to
consolidate the law relating to the prevention of the spread of dangerous
epidemic diseases in the Province of West Pakistan; It is hereby enacted as
follows:-
1.
Short title,
extent and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the West Pakistan
Epidemic Diseases Act, 1958.
(3)
It shall come into force at once.
2.
Power to
take special measures and prescribe regulations as to dangerous epidemic
disease.— (1) When at any time the Provincial Government is satisfied that
the Province or any part thereof is visited by, or threatened with an outbreak
of any dangerous epidemic disease, the Provincial Government, if it thinks that
the ordinary provisions of the law for the time being in force are insufficient
for the purpose, may take, or require or empower any person to take, such
measures and, by public notice, prescribe such temporary regulations to be
observed by the public or by any person or class of persons as it shall deem
necessary to prevent the outbreak of such disease or the spread thereof, and
may determine in what manner and by whom any expenses incurred (including
compensation, if any) shall be defrayed.
(2)
In particular and without prejudice to the generality
of the foregoing provisions, the Provincial Government may take measures and
prescribe regulations for 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.
(3)
The Provincial Government may, by general or special
order, empower a Deputy Commissioner to exercise in relation to the district
all the powers under this section exercisable by the Provincial Government in
relation to the Province, other than the power to determine in what manner and
by whom any expenses incurred (including compensation, if any) shall be
defrayed.
(4)
The exercise of powers delegated by the Provincial
Government shall be subject to such restrictions, limitations and conditions,
if any, as may be specified by the Provincial Government and to the control of,
and to revision by the Provincial Government.
3.
Penalty.—
Any person disobeying any regulation or order made under this Act shall be
deemed to have committed an offence punishable under section 188 of the
Pakistan Penal Code.
4.
Protection
to persons acting under Act.— No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie
against any person for anything done or in good faith intended to be done under
this Act.
5.
Repeal.—
The following enactments are hereby repealed:(a) the Epidemic
Diseases Act, 18973;
(c)
the Epidemic Diseases (Punjab Amendment) Act, 19445.
[1] For statement of objects
and reasons see Gazette of West
Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 27th July, 1956, pp.618-619.
This
Act was passed by the West Pakistan Assembly on 3rd April, 1958: assented to by
the Governor of West Pakistan on 30th April, 1958; and, published in the West
Pakistan Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 5th May, 1958, pp.787-88.
[2] Substituted, for “the
Province of West Pakistan, except the Tribal areas”, by the Federal Adaptation
of Laws Order, 1975 (P.O. 4 of 1975). 3 III of 1897.
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