31.—(1) If a Port Health Officer or the Director-General, Food Administration has reason to believe that any water or food intended for human use or consumption on board any vessel is unfit for such use or consumption he may order that that water or food, or water or food from a similar source, shall not be supplied to any vessel until he is satisfied, after considering any analyst’s report on that water or food that it is fit for human use or consumption.
[S 280/2019 wef 01/04/2019]
(2) Any person who refuses or fails to comply with an order of a Port Health Officer or the Director-General, Food Administration under paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.