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(b) After such order of a magistrate has been obtained, any officer authorised to inspect premises under this section may, if necessary, break into the premises named in the order.

(e) Any order made by a magistrate under this section shall continue in force until the work for which the entry was necessary has been done.

(c) Restrictions Against the Exposure or Transport of Infected Persons or Infected Articles.

infectious cases

76. Except with the permission of a Health Officer Movement of no infected person shall depart from the house or place in which the disease manifested itself to any other house or restricted. place nor shall any person assist in such departure.

persons and

77.-(1) No person while suffering from an infectious Exposure of disease shall expose himself in any place to which the public has infected access or in any other place used in common by persons other transfer of than the members of the family or household to which such infectious infected person belongs, nor shall any person assist in such under proper exposure.

(2) The transport of infected persons to hospital or other place approved by the Health Officer if carried out with proper precautions shall not be deemed an offence against this section.

cases except

precautions prohibited.

infected

78. No person shall knowingly give, lend, sell, pawn, Transfer or transmit, remove or expose any bedding, clothing or other exposure of articles which have been exposed to the risk of infection. articles Removal with proper precautions by a Health Officer shall prohibited. not be deemed an offence against this section.

to be carried

79. Except on the requisition of a Health Officer or Diseased police officer no owner, driver or person in charge of a public persons not conveyance shall permit any person suffering from an in public infectious disease to enter such conveyance, nor shall conveyances. infected person enter a public conveyance except with the permission of a Health Officer.

any

vehicles and

80. A Health Officer may, for the purpose of carrying Imprest of out the provisions of this Ordinance, temporarily impress beasts. motor cars, carts, or other vehicles ordinarily let for hire with the beasts (if any) necessary to draw them and may engage the services of labourers or coolies. The owner of any cart or vehicle so impressed shall not be entitled to claim more than a reasonable sum for the use thereof. All such vehicles shall be disinfected before being returned to their

owners.

(d) Isolation of Infected Person in his own Premises

under which

81.—(1) If in the opinion of a Health Officer any Conditions person suffering from an infectious disease can be properly infectious attended in his own home without danger to others, the Health cases can Officer may order that such person shall be detained and treated there and the premises isolated.

(2) Every such order shall be in writing and signed by the Health Officer.

be isolated in their own houses.

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