Act Number: 46

Act Name: The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993

Year: 1993

Enactment Date: 1993-06-05

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Department:

Section 16: Offences to be cognizable.
    Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), every offence under this Act shall be cognizable.
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