Section 21
Effect of other laws and agreements inconsistent with the Act.
The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993
About this Act
An Act to provide for the prohibition of employment of manual scavengers as well as construction or continuance of dry latrines and for the regulation of construction and maintenance of water-seal latrines and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) Subject to the provisions
of sub-section (2), the provisions of this Act, the rules, schemes or orders made thereunder shall have
effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any enactment other than this Act,
custom, tradition, contract, agreement or other instrument.
(2) If any act or omission constitutes an offence punishable under this Act and also under any other Act, then, the offender found guilty of such offence shall be liable to be punished under the other Act, and not under this Act.
(2) If any act or omission constitutes an offence punishable under this Act and also under any other Act, then, the offender found guilty of such offence shall be liable to be punished under the other Act, and not under this Act.