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Disposal

of infected clothing. etc.

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16. No person shall, except with the consent and under the direction of a health officer knowingly give, lend, sell, pawn, transmit, remove or expose any bedding, clothing or other article which he has reason to believe has become infectious.

17. (1) Every dead body in which there existed an infectious of infected disease at the time of death shall be buried or cremated at the burial or cremation ground set apart therefor, or at such other place as the health officer may direct.

dead bodies.

No infected dead body to be

dealt with otherwise.

Disinfer- tion of building.

(2) Persons carrying out such disposal privately shall comply with the directions of the health officer in relation to disinfection, and the time, route and method of removing the dead body to the burial or cremation ground.

(3) Where no person undertakes the private disposal of such a dead body, the health officer shall cause it to be disposed of.

18. No person shall deposit ur cause to be deposited in any place other than in a burial or cremation ground in which it may be lawfully buried or cremated as the case may be, any dead body in which there existed an infectious disease at the time of death.

PART V.

Disinfection and Cleansing.

19. (1) Where it appears to a health officer that any infectious disease exists or has existed in any building he may with the approval of the Director of Medical and Health Services-

(a) by an order in writing served on the owners of such building require the same to be disinfected, disinsected and deratted to his satisfaction within the time specified in such order;

(b) for such purpose close the building; and

(c) remove any person under the powers conferred by

regulation 10.

(2) No person shall occupy any building which has been closed under this regulation.

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20. Where in the opinion of a health officer it is necessary Wells, as a prevention of the introduction or spread of any infectious disease he may with the approval of the Director of Medical and Health Services by order in writing served on the owners of any well, require the same to be filled up, cleansed or disinfected to his satisfaction within the time specified in such order.

ment of

21. Where an order made under regulation 19 or 20 is no. Enforce- complied with within the time specified therein. the health orders. officer and any person authorized by him may enter and where necessary, in the presence of a police officer, break into any premises for the purpose of carrying out the requirements of such order. The cost of such work may be recovered from the owner of the building as if it were a debt due to the Crown.

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22. Where it appears to a health officer that any conveyance Disinfec is, or may have become infectious in respect of plague, cholera, tion of con- smallpox, yellow fever, typhus or relapsing fever, he may dis- infect, disinsect and derat such conveyance.

23. Where it appears to a health officer that any clothing. Disinfer- bedding or personal effects are, or may have become infectious destruc- he may-

(a) disinfect and disinsect the same; or

(b) with the approval of the Director of Medical and Health

Services destroy the same.

PART VI.

Miscellaneous-

tion and

tion of

perannal effecte.

24. No person shall resist or obstruct in the execution of his Persons not duties any health officer or person acting under his directions.

to resist or obstruct health officer.

25. Any person who contravenes, or fails to comply with Offences, the provisions of regulation 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 24 shall be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars.

26. The Quarantine (Measures on Arrival) Regulations and Repeal of the Quarantine (Plague) Regulations are hereby repealed.

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G.N.

621/39 and

G.N.A.

159/50.

(Vol. X,

pp. 193

& 194).