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PART II.

ESTABLISHMENT.

6. The Inspectors and such other subordinate officers Appointment

and group- as may be appointed by the Governor under section 9 of the ing of Urban Council Ordinance, 1935, shall, for the purposes of officers. this Ordinance, be grouped under the Health Officers who will be under the general direction of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services.

Medical and

7. For the purposes of this Ordinance and of the by-laws Position of made thereunder the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services Mector of shall be the professional adviser to the Council and shall give Sanitary such directions to the Health Officers as may be necessary relation to for carrying out the lawful decisions of the Council.

Power of Entry.

Services in

Council.

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8. Any Health Officer or any officer duly authorised by Power of him may, with or without assistants as he may deem desirable, entry to at all times between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. enter and inspect any infectious house or premises for the purpose of ascertaining the sanitary condition thereof, or of ascertaining whether any infectious or contagious disease exists therein:

Provided always that unless in the opinion of such officer any delay in entering and inspecting may, or is likely to, prove injurious or detrimental to public health, he shall in each case before entering and inspecting, if the occupiers offer any reasonable objection thereto, give them two hours notice in writing of his intention, by leaving such notice with them or at the house or premises which he intends to enter and inspect. In the case of Chinese occupiers such notice shall be in the Chinese character.

disease.

entry for

9. Any Health Officer may also enter and inspect any Additional house or premises at any hour of the day or night for the powers of purposes mentioned in section 8 without giving any such Health notice as aforesaid, provided the officer so entering has a special order in that behalf signed by the Chairman of the Council.

Officers.

10. Any select committee of the Council, or any officer Special specially authorised by the Chairman of the Council, and sub- authority to

inspect ject to such directions as he may impose, may enter and for over inspect at any time any domestic building for the purpose of crowding. ascertaining whether such building or any part thereof is in an overcrowded condition.

necessary

surface.

11. If it shall be requisite for the purpose of ascertaining Authority the sanitary conditions of any domestic building or curtilage, for opening to open the ground surface of any part thereof, any ground Inspector in possession of authority in writing signed by the Secretary or by a Health Officer, after giving not less than 48 hours' notice in writing signed by either of the aforesaid officers to the occupier or owner of such domestic building or