Polluted well water

(1) Where any health officer considers that the water of any well sunk in the ground is used or likely to be used for drinking or cooking purposes by man, or for the manufacture of drinks for the use of man, or in any dairy, and that the water of the well is polluted or otherwise rendered unfit for such use, or that the use of the water for any such purposes will be likely to injure the health of any persons so using it, he shall give notice to the owner or occupier of the premises wherein the well is situated to cleanse or purify the well, or to close the well. 36 (2) If the person to whom notice is given fails to comply therewith within a period of ten days of the date of the notice, or permits the use of such water without having performed the acts specified in the notice he is guilty of an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding twenty dollars and to a further fine not exceeding five dollars for every day he continues in default. (3) The health officer may, if he thinks fit, cause such well to be cleansed, purified or closed, and may recover in a summary manner the expenses incurred by him in so doing from the person in default. ice.