7. Prohibition on breeding, etc., of disease-bearing insects without permission
Feedback & supportNo person shall breed, keep, collect, distribute, sell, import or export any disease-bearing insects without the permission in writing of the Commissioner or a Medical Officer of Health.
Commissioner
“Commissioner”, “Deputy Commissioner of Public Health” and “Assistant Commissioner of Public Health” mean respectively the Commissioner of Public Health, a Deputy Commissioner of Public Health and an Assistant Commissioner of Public Health appointed under section 4(1) of the Environmental Public Health Act;
Any permission granted under subsection (1) —
shall be at the discretion of the Commissioner or a Medical Officer of Health upon his being satisfied that the application therefor has been made for a scientific purpose or for purposes of education or research or for other good cause acceptable to him;
may be subject to such conditions as the Commissioner or a Medical Officer of Health may consider fit to impose; and
may be revoked at any time by the Commissioner or a Medical Officer of Health without assigning any reason therefor.
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or commits a breach of any condition imposed under subsection (2)(b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000, and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.