Restriction
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34. (1) No person suffering from a discharging wound or sore or from a discharge of the ear or from attacks of vomiting or diarrhoea persons likely or from a sore throat shall take any part in processing or reconstituting
milk:
to spread
discase.
fromubiza- tion of staf against certain diseases.
Provided that a health officer may issue a certificate to any such person exempling him from this paragraph in any case in which such health officer is satisfied that no danger to the public health involved.
(2) Any person who is employed or working in premises in which milk is processed or reconstituted, shall, if so required in writing by a health officer, submit himself to medical examination at such time a at such place as such health officer may direct and, if after such medical examination, a health officer is satisfied that such person is suffering from any communicable disease, or is likely to communicate to any other person any communicable disease, such last mentioned heath officer may notify such person in writing to that effect, and such person shall forthwith cease to work in such premises or in any other premises in which milk is processed or reconstituted.
(3) A notice given under paragraph (2) shall continue in force until it is cancelled by a further notice in writing by a health office declaring such first mentioned notice to be cancelled.
(4) No person shall cause, or suffer or permit, any person, other than a person who bas been duly exempted from paragraph (1), whom he knows or has reason to believe to be suffering from any of the complaints specified in that paragraph to be employed or take part in processing or reconstituting milk.
(5) No person shall cause, or suffer or permait, any person in respect of whom he knows or has reason to believe that a notice given under paragraph (2) is in force to be employed or take part in processing or reconstituting milk.
35. (1) No person shall be employed or work in any part of any premises in which milk is processed or reconstituted unless he bas-
(a) within the preceding period of three years, been vaccinatol
against smallpox; and
(b) within the preceding period of one year, been inoculated
against the enteric group of fevers.
(2) No such licensee shall employ in any premises used by bim for processing or reconstituting milk any person whom he knows or bas reason to believe has not been immunized in accordance with paragraph (1).
(3) The Director may from time to time by notification published in the Gazette require persons employed or working in premises in which milk is processed or reconstituted to be immunized against such other diseases as may be specified in such notification.
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PART IV.
MISCELLANEOUS.
milk to the
36. (1) If any health officer or veterinary officer is of the opinion Prevention hat infectious or other disease is caused, or is likely to be caused, by of supply of ine consumption of milk derived from any particular source, premises danger of ar processing or reconstituting plant or that the public health is likely public health. to be endangered by the act or default of any purveyor of milk or his servants or agents, such health officer or such veterinary officer may. by notice in writing, direct that the supply, distribution or sale of such milk shall be terminated or restricted for such period and subject to such conditions as may be specified in the direction.
(2) Any person who considers himself aggrieved by any direction given under paragraph (1) may, within fourteen days after the giving of the same, appeal by way of petition to the Governor in Council, and upan any such appeal the Governor in Council shall confirm, vary or, if it has not already been withdrawn, cancel the direction.
(3) In any case in which the Governor in Council is satisfied that the direction ought not to have been given, he may order the payment o the appellaut by way of compensation of such sum, if any, as, having regard to all the circumstances, he may consider just.
(4) Every such payment shall be made out of the general revenue of the Colony.
37. (1) The Director may provide in any premises in which any Keeping of business that involves the processing, reconstitution, sale or distribution report books. oficers and health inspectors.
of milk is carried on a report book or form for the use of visiting health
(2) Where any such book or form has been so provided, the licensee or proprietor, as the case may be, of the business shall, at all limes, cause such book or form to be kept upon such premises and available for use by any such health officer or health inspector.
(3) No person shall destroy any such book or form or alter or obliterate any entry made therein.
38. (1) Every licence granted under the provisions of Part III Fees. shall be renewable on the 1st day of January in each year.
(2) Every such licence shall be granted or renewed upon payment of the appropriate fee prescribed in the Second Schedule:
Provided that, where the licence is granted after the 30th day of Jude in any year, the fee payable in respect of the grant thereof shall be one-half of the fee so prescribed.
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