Power to inspect and to spray premises

(1) A health officer may, at any time between sunrise and sunset enter upon any premises to ascertain whether there exists breeding places for mosquitoes, in or on such premises, 63 or for the performance of any act or thing which such officer may hereunder lawfully do or perform in connection therewith. (2) Subject to subsection (3) of this section any officer accompanied by a health officer, or any officer authorised in writing in that behalf by a health officer may enter any premises at all reasonable times, having regard to the nature of the premises, for the purpose of spraying such premises. (3) No premises shall be sprayed on Sundays, or before the hour of seven in the morning or after the hour of six in the evening of any day. (4) If the owner or occupier of any premises, or any part thereof, presents to the officer authorised to spray his premises, a certificate from a medical officer of health to the effect that the premises shall not be sprayed on account of the state of health of any occupant therein, then such premises shall not be sprayed. Such certificate shall remain in force for one week only, but may be renewable for a like period from time to time. (5) For the purposes of this section, the expression “to spray premises” means to treat all premises, including the contents of all buildings and structures thereon, with such insecticides as may be prescribed from time to time for the purpose by the Director of Health Services.