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The Sarais' Act, 1867

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An Act for the regulation of public Saráís and Puraos..

Act number
22 of 1867
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of States
Enacted
15 Mar 1867

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

18 sections

  1. Section 1Repealed.
  2. Section 2Interpretation clause.
  3. Section 3Notice of this Act to be given to keepers of Sarai's.
  4. Section 4Registers of Sara'i's to be kept
  5. Section 5Lodgers, &c., not to be received in Sara'i's until registered.
  6. Section 6Magistrate may refuse to refuse to register keeper not producing certificate of character.
  7. Section 7Duties of keepers of Sara'i's.
  8. Section 8Power to order reports from keepers of Sara'i's
  9. Section 9Power to shut up, secure, clear, and clean deserted Sara'i'.
  10. Section 10Taking down or repairing ruinous Sara'i's.
  11. Section 11Sale of materials of ruinous Sara'i's.
  12. Section 12Penalty for permitting Sara'i's to be filthy or overgrown. Proviso
  13. Section 13Power for Local Government to make regulations.
  14. Section 14Penalty for infringing Act or regulations.
  15. Section 15Conviction for third offence to disqualify persons from keeping Sara'i's
  16. Section 16Nothing in Act to apply to certain Sarai.
  17. Section 17Extent of Act.
  18. Section 18Short title.