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CAP. 132] Food Business (Regional Council) Bylaws

23A. Prohibition of employment in food businesses of

persons not immunized against certain diseases

[1989 Ed.

(1) No proprietor of any food business, or, as the case may be, of any such food business as may be specified by notification under bylaw 23(3), shall employ any person in, or cause or permit any person to be engaged in or to take part in, such business unless that person-

(a) (Repealed L.N. 181 of 1978)

(b) (Repealed L.N. 164 of 1982)

(c) has been immunized in accordance with such of the requirements of a notification under bylaw 23(3) as apply to that person.

(L.N. 181 of 1978)

(2) Failure by the proprietor of any such food business as may be so specified, on demand to obtain the production of, or to produce, for inspection by any health inspector or health officer a valid certificate of immunization against such disease as may be so specified, or a certified copy thereof, showing that any person employed, engaged or taking part in such business, has been so immunized shall be prima facie evidence in any court of the commission by him of a contravention of the provisions of paragraph (1). (L.N. 164 of 1982)

(L.N. 121 of 1965; 10 of 1986 s. 32(2))

24. Restriction on employment of persons

likely to spread diseases

(1) No person engaged in any food business who is suffering from a discharging wound or sore on any exposed part of the body, or from a discharge of the ear or from attacks of diarrhoea or vomiting or from a sore throat shall take any part in the handling of open food:

Provided that a health officer may issue a certificate in writing to such person exempting him from this paragraph in any case in which such health officer is satisfied that no danger to the public health is involved.

(2) Any person engaged in the course of any food business in any food room or in any room in which food is served or in the handling of open food shall, if so required in writing by a health officer, submit himself to medical examination at such time and place as such health officer shall direct and if, after 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 health officer may notify such person in writing to that effect and thereafter such person shall forthwith cease to work or take part in the same or any other food business.

(3) A notification made under paragraph (2) shall remain effective until cancelled by a further notification by a health officer declaring such first mentioned notification to be cancelled.