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9.-(1.) No such order for removal or detention as in Lepers able the last preceding section mentioned shall be made if the to provide leper or alleged leper shall in the opinion of the Governor isolation and be able to provide for himself at his own place of abode medical effective isolation and medical treatment, and shall within treatment, the time prescribed by the Governor curry out such not remov- directions as the Governor may give for securing such able to isolation, but in every such case it shall be lawful for the Governor

asylum. Governor from time to time to prescribe rules for observance may pres- by such leper or alleged leper in order to secure such cribe'rules,

isolation.

(2.) In the event of the disregard or breach of any such Governor rules the Governor may under section 8 order such leper may order or alleged leper to be removed to and detained in a leper breach of asylun.

removal on

rules.

10. No person detained as a leper in a leper asylum Lepers not shall leave the asylum without the permission in writing to leave of the medical officer in charge, and every person acting asylum

without in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on conviction for each such offence, to Penalty.

permission. imprisonment without hard labour for a term not exceeding three months.

11. Every person found within the limits of a leper No person to asylum without the written permission of the Principal enter leper Civil Medical Officer or without lawful authority shall be asylum

without guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on conviction for

permission. each such offence to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars. Penalty.

Officer and medicat

12. The Principal Civil Medical Officer shall have and Principal exercise all the powers of a Police Magistrate with respect Civil to all offences committed by persons detained as lepers in Medical a leper asylum, and shall also have power to hear and determine all complaints of offences punishable under officer in section 10 of this Ordinance. And it shall be lawful for charge of the Governor from time to time to appoint any medical ang leper officer having charge of any leper asylum to have and asylum to exercise all the powers of a Police Magistrate therein. Every decision given under the provisions of this section Police shall be subject to the same rights of appeal as the deci- Magistrate sions of a Police Magistrate,

exercise powers of

in asylum.

by the Clovermor-in-

13. It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council from Regulations time to time to make such regulations as he may deem to be made necessary :-

(a.) For inspection, examination, and removal of Conncil,

lepers to a leper asylum :

(5.) For the proper management and sanitation of

the leper asylum or asylums;

(") For the discipline and good order of the in-

mates of such asylum or asylums;

(d.) For the custody and imprisonment within such asylum or asylums of lepers acensed of and found guilty of offences :

(e.) For regulating the sittings and procedure of courts to be held under the provisions of this Ordinance;

(f) Generally for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Ordinaure and for the well being of such asylum or asylmus and the inmates thereof;

and from time to time to revoke, amend, and vary such regulations.

All regulations made under the provisions of this section Penalty for shall be published in the Gazette, and from the date of breach of such publication shall have the same force and effect as if regulations. they were enacted in and formed part of this Ordinance and every person acting in contravention of any regulation made under the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on conviction for each such offence to a fine not execeding fifty dollars or to imprison- ment with or without hard labour to any term not exceed- ing one month,