The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993
Section 21. Effect of other laws and agreements inconsistent with the Act.
(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the provisions of this Act, the rules, schemes or orders made thereunder shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any enactment other than this Act, custom, tradition, contract, agreement or other instrument.
(2) If any act or omission constitutes an offence punishable under this Act and also under any other Act, then, the offender found guilty of such offence shall be liable to be punished under the other Act, and not under this Act.
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