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Power of Director of Health Services with approval of Minister to make regulations

Cap. 40, s. 125 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) The Director of Health Services from time to time may make regulations relating to, (a) the protection from mosquitoes of receptacles for storing water; (b) the keeping of premises free from stagnant water liable to breed mosquitoes, and from articles, plants and appliances which may retain stagnant water; 65 (c) the keeping in repair and free from obstruction of gutters and down pipes; (d) the effective destruction of mosquitoes; (e) the spraying of premises with insecticides, including the duties of officers and of occupiers of premises during and after the spraying thereof; (f) the better carrying out of this Part. (2) All regulations made by the Director of Health Services under the authority of this Part shall be subject to the approval of the Minister, and shall come into force on publication in the Gazette. (3) There may be attached to any such regulation a fine for the breach of the same not exceeding one hundred dollars, and in the case of a continuing offence a further fine not exceeding ten dollars for each day after written notice of the offence from
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