Section 271
Disobedience to quarantine rule.
About this Act
It is expedient to provide a general Penal Code forindia;
Whoever knowingly disobeys any rule made and
promulgated 1
[by the 2
*** Government 3
***] for putting any vessel into a state of quarantine, or for
regulating the intercourse of vessels in a state of quarantine with the shore or with other vessels, for
regulating the intercourse between places where an infectious disease prevails and other places, shall be
punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with
fine, or with both.
Notes
1. Subs. by the A. O. 1937, for "by the G. of I., or by any Government".
2. The words "Central or any Provincial" omitted by the A. O. 1950.
3. The words "or the Crown Representative" omitted by the A. O. 1948.
2. The words "Central or any Provincial" omitted by the A. O. 1950.
3. The words "or the Crown Representative" omitted by the A. O. 1948.