Section 312(1) in Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965
(1)If the Municipal Health Officer is of opinion that the cleansing or disinfecting of any premises or part thereof, or of any article therein which is likely to retain infection, will tend to prevent or check the spread of any infectious disease, he may by notice require the occupier to cleanse or disinfect the same in the manner and within the time specified in such notice.