(1) This Act may be called the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897.
1[(2) It extends to the whole of India 2***] 3* * *
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1[(2) It extends to the whole of India 2***] 3* * *
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Source footnotes
1. Subs. by the A.0. 1950.2. The words, figures and letters "except the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States" omitted by Act 34 of 2020, s. 2 (w.e.f. 22-4-2020).
3. The word "and" rep. by Act 10 of 1914, s. 3 and the Second Schedule.
4. Sub-section (3) rep. by s. 3 and the Second Schedule, ibid.
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Section 1A · Definitions.Section 2 · Power to take special measures and prescribe regulations as to dangerous epidemic disease.Section 2A · Powers of Central Government.Section 2B · Prohibition of violence against healthcare service personnel and damage to propertySection 3 · Penalty.Section 3A · Cognizance, investigation and trial of offences.Section 3B · Composition of certain offences.Section 3C · Presumption as to certain offences.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 22 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.