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Section 108: Powers of public health staff to arrest offenders against Act, etc

The Goa Public Health Act, 1985State Act of Goa · Act 25 of 1985

Any member of the public health establishment of a local authority not below the rank of a Health or Sanitary Inspector or Food Inspector who sees a person committing offence against any of the provisions of this Act in the area over which the local authority has jurisdiction, 63[“shall arrest”] such person if his name and address are unknown to and such person on demand declines to give his name and address or give a name and address which such officer has reason to believe to be false. Any person so arrested shall be handed over to the Officer-in-charge of the nearest police station as expeditiously as possible.

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Where this provision sits

ActThe Goa Public Health Act, 1985
Section108
Marginal notePowers of public health staff to arrest offenders against Act, etc
JurisdictionState of Goa
StatusIn force as published by the source

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