Infectious Diseases Act · s 40

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s 40Powers of Director-General or health officer regarding food and water

(1)

The Director-General or any health officer may —

(a)

take samples of any food and water intended for human consumption or for sale to a vessel;

(b)

order the owner or any person in charge of a vessel supplying food to carry out an analysis of the food and to supply the results of that analysis to the Director-General or the health officer;

(c)

if he has reason to believe that any food intended for human consumption is liable to be contaminated or is unfit for human consumption, order the food to be destroyed; and

(d)

order the owner, master or agent of any vessel to forthwith cleanse the water tanks of the vessel to his satisfaction.

(2)

Any person who fails to comply with an order under subsection (1) within the time specified therein is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.