Section 198 in The Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961
198. Chief Executive Officer, etc., to have power of entry for inspection into buildings, etc., where infectious disease exists, disinfections of buildings, etc.
(1)The Chief Executive Office or any person authorised by the Chief Executive Officer in this behalf, may enter at any time after reasonable notice, into any building or premises in which any dangerous and infectious disease is reported or suspected to exist for the purpose of inspecting such building or premises.(2)No such inspection shall be made except between sunrise and sunset.(3)If the Chief Executive Officer or any person so authorised is of opinion that the cleansing or disinfecting of a building or premises or of a part thereof, or of any articles therein likely to retain infection, would tend to prevent or check the spread of any dangerous and infectious disease, he may by notice require the owner or occupier to cleanse or disinfect the same within a time to be specified in such notice :Provided that, if the Chief Executive Officer or the person so authorised considers that immediate action is necessary or that the owner or occupier is, by reason of poverty or otherwise, unable effectually to comply with his requisition, the Chief Executive Officer or the person so authorised may himself cause such building or premises or articles to be cleansed or disinfected, and for this purpose may cause such articles to be removed from such building or premises; and the expenses incurred by him under this sub-section shall be recoverable from the said owner or occupier unless he was, by reason of poverty, unable effectually to comply with its requisition.
