(1) It is lawful for a magistrate, on information on oath that any person reasonably suspected of being a leper has been wandering about begging or collecting alms in any public place, or exposing his or her leprosy in any public place, to summon the leper to appear before him or her or any other magistrate, or to issue a warrant under his or her hand directed to any peace officer and authorising him or her to cause the leper to be brought before him or her or any other magistrate, at a time and place to be specified in the summons or warrant, to be dealt with as hereinafter in this section provided.