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Section 2. Prohibition of scavenging and carriage of night soil
THE UTTAR PRADESH SAFAI MAZDOORS PROTECTION ACT, 1976
Act no. 46 of 19761976In forceUttarakhand (State Act)
2- (1) No person shall carry or be engaged or required to carry night-soil in any receptacle on his head or waist. (2) No person who is not more than eighteen years of age shall be engaged by any person to take up house scavenging. Explanation— The expression ‘house scavenging’ shall, for the purpose of sub-section (2), mean the removal of filth, rubbish, ordure or other offensive matter from privy, latrine, urinal, cesspool or other common receptacle for such mater in or pertaining to a building.