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obstruction.

(2) Any person obstructing the removal of the body for Penalty for such purposes shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.

infectious

91. Any person who deposits or causes to be deposited Penalty for in any public or private place, other than a grave in which dumping it may be lawfully buried, the corpse of any person who has corpses. died while suffering from an infectious disease, shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.

(i) Disinfection and Cleansing.

effects of cases and

92.—(1) The clothing, bedding and personal effects of Disinfection of bedding, all persons detained or segregated or removed to a hospital clothing and or other suitable building or place under the provisions of personal this Ordinance or the regulations made thereunder, which are infected or suspected to be infected, shall be thoroughly contacts. disinfected or may be destroyed at the discretion of a Health Officer, and no person shall be entitled as of right to recover any compensation by way of damages or otherwise for the disinfection or destruction of such articles.

(2) The Director of Medical and Sanitary Services may with the sanction of the Governor give compensation for the articles destroyed.

or destruc-

93.-(1) A Health Officer may disinfect or destroy any Disinfection rags, clothing, bedding or other articles infected or suspected tion of to be infected and no person shall be entitled as of right to infected or recover any compensation by way of damages or otherwise suspected for the disinfection or destruction of such articles.

(2) The Director of Medical and Sanitary Services may with the sanction of the Governor give compensation for the articles destroyed.

articles.

94. A Health Officer may require any person liable to Disinfection observation to be disinfected before being released.

of persons prior to release.

railway

95.-(1) Whenever it appears to a Health Officer that Disinfection any railway carriage has been infected by a person suffering of infected from plague, cholera, smallpox or yellow fever, he may carriage order the carriage to be detained at the nearest station for and articles such time as may be necessary for the purpose of disinfecting therein. it, or may order such carriage to be sent to another station at which disinfection may be more expeditiously carried out.

(2) Any clothing, bedding or other articles in the carriage may be disinfected or destroyed at the discretion of the Health Officer and no person shall be entitled as of right to any compensation by way of damages or otherwise for the destruction of any such articles.

(3) The Director of Medical and Sanitary Services may with the sanction of the Governor give compensation for the articles destroyed.

contained

96. Whenever it appears to a Health Officer that any Detention vehicle has been infected he may detain such vehicle for such of vehicles time as may be necessary for the purpose of disinfecting it.

for dis-

infection.