s.22Duty to cause premises to be cleansed and disinfected
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Section 22Part 6 — Notification, Prevention and Suppression of Disease

Duty to cause premises to be cleansed and disinfected

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Where a Medical Officer of Health is of the opinion that the cleansing and disinfecting of any building or part thereof, and of any articles therein likely to retain infection, would tend to prevent or check infectious disease, it is that person's duty to give notice in writing to the owner or occupier of such building or part thereof specifying the steps to be taken to cleanse and disinfect such building or part thereof and such articles within a time specified in such notice.
Whoever, having been given notice under subsection (1), fails to comply therewith commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of fifty dollars for each day during which that person continues to make default, and any Medical Officer of Health may cause such building or part thereof and such articles to be cleansed and disinfected and may recover the expenses from the owner or occupier.
Where the owner or occupier of any building or part thereof is from poverty or otherwise unable, in the opinion of a Medical Officer of Health, effectually to carry out the requirements of this section the Medical Officer of Health may, with or without the consent of such owner or occupier, direct any of that person's staff to enter, cleanse and disinfect such building or part thereof and such articles.
For the purpose of preventing the spread of an infectious disease, a Medical Officer of Health may —
cleanse, ventilate or disinfect any building or part of a building;
cleanse, disinfect or remove any clothing, article or thing of whatever nature; and
order the closure or vacation of any building or part of a building for such time not exceeding three days as that person deems necessary.
If, in the opinion of the Senior Medical Officer of Health, it is necessary to prevent the spread of an infectious disease to prohibit any building from being used for human occupation for any period longer than three days the Court may, on complaint by such officer, make a closing order.
A closing order under subsection (1) shall only be made where it is proved to the satisfaction of the Court that it is necessary to prohibit human occupation of a building for a period longer than three days to prevent the spread of infectious disease and, if such proof is given, the Court shall make a closing order.
Section 9(8), (10) and (11) and sections 10 and 11 shall apply in relation to a closing order made under this section as they apply in relation to a closing order made under those sections.

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infectious diseaseMedical Officer of HealthSenior Medical Officer of Healthclosing order

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