How to restrict allowed http methods in Apache

The following construction allows you to disable all http request methods in Apache, except for GET, POST and HEAD:

<Directory /var/www/html/>
	<LimitExcept POST GET HEAD>
		order allow,deny
		deny from all
	</LimitExcept>

	Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
	AllowOverride All

	<Limit POST GET HEAD>
		order allow,deny
		allow from all
	</Limit>
</Directory>