Section 293: Prohibition of making or selling of food, etc., or washing of clothes by infected persons

No person while suffering from, or in circumstances in which he is likely to spread, any dangerous disease, shall—

(a) make, carry or offer for sale or take any part in the business of making, carrying or offering for sale, any article of food or drink or any medicine or drug for human consumption, or any article of clothing or bedding for personal use or wear; or

(b) take any part in the business of the washing or carrying of clothes.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 14 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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