Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897

Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897
Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897
Imperial Legislative Council ; (Now the powers of the act rest with Parliament of India)
	Long title An Act to provide for the better prevention of the spread of Dangerous Epidemic Diseases ;
Citation	Act No. 3 of 1897
Territorial extent	India
Enacted by	Imperial Legislative Council ; (Now the powers of the act rest with Parliament of India)
Amended by
	Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020; This Act has also been amended in its application to various regions and states such as the Epidemic Diseases (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1944 etc. and the extended to Dadra and Nagar Haveli (w.e.f. 1-7-1965) by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and Sch. etc.
Keywords
	epidemic, disease
	Status: Amended

The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 is a law which was first enacted to tackle bubonic plague in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) in former British India. The law is meant for containment of epidemics by providing special powers that are required for the implementation of containment measures to control the spread of the disease.

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