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(k) for the speedy and safe disposal of the dead; and

(1) for such other matters as may appear to the Governor in Council advisable for the prevention or mitigation of disease.

(4) All regulations made under this Ordinance shall be laid on the table of the Legislative Council at the first meeting thereof held after the publication in the Gazette of the making of such regulations, and, if a resolution be passed at the first meeting of the Legislative Council held after such regulations have been laid on the table of the said Council resolving that any such regulation shall be rescinded or amended in any manner whatsoever, the said regulation shall, without pre- judice to anything done thereunder, be deemed to be rescinded or amended as the case may be, as from the date of publication in the Gazette of the passing of such resolution.

OFFENCES & PENALTIES.

9. If any person without lawful authority or excuse Offences does or omits to do anything which, under the provisions of generally. this Ordinance or the regulations made thereunder, he ought not to do or omit, or if he obstructs or impedes, or assists in obstructing or impeding, any Health Officer or other officer appointed under this Ordinance or any police officer in the execution of his duty or disobeys any lawful order of any such officer as aforesaid, he shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.

10. If any person is guilty of an offence against this Penalty. Ordinance or any regulation made thereunder for which no other penalty is provided, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, and, if such offence be of a continuing nature, to a further fine not exceeding twenty dollars for every day during which such offence shall continue.

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11. A person convicted of any offence against this Increased Ordinance or any regulation made thereunder who is within penalty for a period of twelve months from the date of such conviction subsequent convicted of a second or subsequent like offence against this offence. Ordinance or any regulation made thereunder shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two months either in addition to or in lieu of the fine authorised by section 10.

12.-(1) When a person is seen or found committing or Arrest. is reasonably suspected of being engaged in committing an offence against this Ordinance or any regulation made there- under, any Health Officer or police officer may, without warrant, stop and detain him, and if his name and address are not known may arrest him.

(2) If any person obstructs or impedes a Health Officer or other officer appointed under this Ordinance or any police officer in the execution of his duty under this Ordinance or any regulation made thereunder, or assists in any such obstruction or impeding, he may be arrested by such Health Officer or other officer or police officer without warrant.

(3) Nothing in this section shall take away or abridge any power or authority that a police officer would have had if this section had not been enacted.