The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 · Chapter XVII – Sanitation and Public Health

Section 386 – Disposal of infectious corpses where any person has died from any dangerous disease

In force Last verified 11 November 2026

386. Disposal of infectious corpses where any person has died from any dangerous disease

Where any person has died from any dangerous disease the Commissioner may, by notice in writing—

(a) require any person having charge of the corpse to convey the same to a mortuary thereafter to be disposed of in accordance with law, or

(b) prohibit the removal of corpses from the place where death occurred except for the purpose of being burnt, buried or for being conveyed to a mortuary.

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