(U.P. ACT No. 17 OF 2020)

2020 · State unknown · central · act_text

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10 · Any person traced in compliance of requisition by the authority or proclamation notice may be brought to a treatment centre and such tracing or retention in treatment centre shall not be treated as an arrest for the purpose of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (Act no. 2 of 1974).

12 · To carry out the objectives of the Act, the Government may specify the mode of disposal of dead bodies of afflicted persons.

13 · (1) In addition to the penalties provided under this Act, the Government may order that expenditure incurred by the Government or loss or damage caused by the deliberate or negligent conduct or behaviour of any individual or an organisation be recovered from such individual or organisation.

14 · Any person or organisation desiring to give any material assistance or personal service to afflicted persons or other persons suffering on account of control restrictions, shall do so through the agency and in accordance with the arrangements made by the District Authority and shall not do it independently or directly.

15 · Whoever being afflicted conceals himself or evades detection shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees.

22 · (1) Whoever commits an act of violence against a health care service personnel, officers or emplyoees of district administration, police, persons engaged in cleaning, sweeping or sanitizing or any other person empower under Act to take measures to prevent the outbreak of the disease or spread thereof or such person engaged in preventing, detection and taking or engaged for treatment or otherwise shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months, but which may extend to five years and with a fine, which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees but which may extend to two lakh rupees.

23 · Whoever with the intention or with the knowledge that it may spread contagion or disease to others does any act or illegal omission, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but may extend to three years and shall also be liable to be punished with fine.

24 · Whoever intentionally afflicts any person with a contagious disease shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall

25 · Whoever intentionally causes affliction to five or more persons, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to be punished with fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to five lakh rupees.

26 · Whoever causes death by affliction under section 24 or section 25, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but may extend to imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to be punished with fine which shall not be less than three lakh rupees but which may extend to five lakh rupees.

27 · Whoever violates any provision of the Act or Regulations or Orders passed in furtherance of objectives of this Act for which no specific punishment is provided in the Act shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees but which may extend to fifty thousand rupees or both.

30 · Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act no. 2 of 1974) all offences under this Act shall be cognizable and Non Bailable.

32 · The provisions of this Act shall apply mutatis mutandis in respect of any epidemic disease or pestilence or such other diseases affecting animals, plant life or crops or aquatic creatures.

34 · (1) The Uttar Pradesh Public Health and Epidemic Diseases Control Ordinance, 2020 (U.P. Ordinance no. 8 of 2020) is hereby repealed.

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