Personal hygiene and conduct

(1) Subject to the provisions of this regulation, as soon as any person engaged in or about any slaughterhouse in the handling of meat or the handling of blood intended for human consumption becomes aware that he is suffering from, or is the carrier of, typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever or any other salmonella infection, or dysentery, or any staphylococcal infection likely to cause food poisoning, he shall forthwith give Food and Drugs 75 notice of the fact to the occupier or person in charge of the slaughterhouse and such occupier or person in charge, as the case may be, shall immediately after the receipt of the notice, notify the medical officer of health of the district in which the slaughterhouse is situated to the same effect. (2) Where the person required to give the notice referred to in subregulation (1) is himself the occupier or person in charge of the slaughterhouse he shall immediately notify the medical officer of health of the district in which the slaughterhouse is situated. (3) Where any person has given notice in accordance with the provisions of subregulation (1) or (2) that he is suffering from the carrier of any disease he shall immediately cease from handling or in any way dealing with meat until he has been examined by a medical officer of health and allowed to continue.