Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Bill

  Table of Contents

  Long Title

  Enacting Formula

1 Short title and commencement

2 Interpretation

3 Director to have the superintendence of this Act

4 Appointment of Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners of Public Health

5 Power to enter and examine premises, etc

6 Prohibition on creating conditions favourable to disease-bearing insects

7 Prohibition on breeding, etc., of disease-bearing insects without permission

8 Approval to be obtained for operations likely to propagate disease-bearing insects

9 General power of Commissioner and Medical Officer of Health to direct the taking of specified measures

10 Prohibition on clearing undergrowth under certain circumstances, permitting holes likely to hold water to remain, etc

11 Power to take certain measures to destroy disease-bearing insects, etc

12 Medical examination of persons suspected of being infected with insect-borne disease

13 Spraying with insecticide

14 Demand for information

15 Enforcement of order

16 Service of orders

17 Appeals to Minister against orders

18 Persons unable to meet necessary expenditure

19 No compensation

20 Duty of owner and occupier to protect works for preventing the breeding of disease-bearing insects

21 Penalty for default

22 Penalty for obstructing Commissioner, etc

23 Penalty for damaging works executed by Commissioner or Medical Officer of Health

24 Commissioner or Medical Officer of Health may invoke police assistance for entry into premises

25 Compounding of offences

26 Act to apply to all property including that of Government

27 Regulations

28 Transitional provision

29 Repeal

  Explanatory Statement

  Expenditure of Public Money