LAWS RELATING TO EPIDEMIC
- Dr. Debasish Mukherjee, eminent Advocate
The Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 is an act to provide for the better prevention of the spread of Dangerous Epidemic Diseases. Whereas it is expedient to provide for the better prevention of the spread of Dangerous Epidemic Diseases.
When the Central Government is satisfied that India or any part thereof is visited by or threatened with an outbreak of any dangerous epidemic disease and the ordinary provisions of the law for the time being in force are insufficient to prevent the outbreak of such disease or the spread thereof, the Central Government may take measures and prescribe regulations for the inspection of any ship or vessel arriving at any port in the territories to which this Act extends.
Starting in March 2020, this Act is being enforced across India in order to limit the spread of Coronavirus disease. Any person disobeying any regulations or order made under this Act shall be deemed to have committed an offense punishable under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code 1860. The second Act applicable to epidemic diseases is the Disaster Management Act 2005. This act promulgated with the objective of providing a framework for the effective management of diseases.
Disaster is defined as a catastrophe mishap, calamity or grave occurrence in any area, arising from natural or man-made causes or by accident or negligence which results in substantial loss of life or human suffering or damage to and destruction of property or damage to or degradation of the environment and is of such a nature or magnitude as to be beyond the coping capacity of the community of the affected areas.
As per Article 21 of the Constitution of India, when there is a natural calamity, the State as the guardian of the people is obliged to provide help, assistance, and support to the victims of such natural calamities to help them to save their lives.
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