Public Health (Mosquito Control) Regulations

SECTION 50-Public Health (Mosquito Control) Regulations Made by the Principal Board of Health G. 25/38 [1st March, 1938] 1. These regulations may be cited as The Public Health (Mosquito Control) Regulations. 2. No stagnant water shall be allowed to lie in or upon any premises for more than 24 hours unless treated to the satisfaction of a Medical Officer or Sanitary Inspector by efficient drainage or with petroleum or other suitable oil. 3. Not tins, bottles or other receptacles capable of holding water shall be allowed to remain on any land surrounding a dwelling, store or building of any description. 4. All tanks and vessels used for retaining water shall be efficiently covered with mosquito proof gauze, or shall be treated with petroleum or other suitable oil to the satisfaction of a Medical Officer or a Sanitary Inspector. 5. No stagnant water shall be allowed to lie in any boat or vessel whether afloat on ashore. 6. The guttering and down pipes connected with the roofs of all houses and other buildings shall be kept clean and in good order. 7. A Medical Officer or a Sanitary Inspector may, together with his assistants, at all such times as he thinks fit, enter upon any premises for the purpose of inspecting them. 8. A Medical Officer or a Sanitary Inspector may, together with his assistants, enter upon any unoccupied or apparently unoccupied premises for the purpose of inspecting and cleaning them. The owner of such premises shall be liable for any expenses thereby incurred. 9. No person shall deposit, or cause to be deposited any empty tin, bottle or other receptacle in or near any road or other public place. 10. Any person who acts in contravention of, or fails to comply with any of these regulations or who aids or abets in the contravention thereof, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding $20 and in default of payment to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months. 11. For any offence against these regulations the person primarily liable shall be the occupier of the premises or the person in command of or in charge of the boat or vessel upon which or in respect of which the offence was committed. If there be no such occupier or person in command or in charge the owner of the said premises, boat or vessel, shall become liable in respect of such offence.