Section 3, Epidemic Disease Act, 1897 [S15-9P7]
As at 6 September 2026. In force from 19 May 1897.
3. Appointment of Licensing Authority.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification, appoint an authority, to be known as the Licensing Authority, to exercise the powers and perform the functions conferred on it by or under this Act. (2) The Licensing Authority may, with the previous approval of the Central Government, appoint such officers and other employees as it considers necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions under this Act. (3) The Central Government may, by notification, direct that any power exercisable by it under this Act, except the power to make rules under section 34, shall, in relation to such matters and subject to such conditions as may be specified in the notification, be exercisable also by the Licensing Authority.
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Licensing Authority: Section 2, Epidemic Disease Act, 1897 [S159N1] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Licensing Authority" means the authority appointed under section 4 to grant licences under this Act
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