8. Approval to be obtained for operations likely to propagate disease-bearing insects
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No person may undertake, execute or carry out any building, land development, land reclamation, excavation, quarrying or other operations as appear likely to create conditions which may be favourable to the propagation or harbouring of disease-bearing insects unless the plans for the building, land development, land reclamation, excavation, quarrying or other operations have been approved in writing by the Commissioner or a Medical Officer of Health who may in granting such approval, impose such condition or conditions as he may consider necessary for the purposes of this Act.
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 person who undertakes, executes or carries out any building, land development, land reclamation, excavation, quarrying or other operations in contravention of subsection (1) or who refuses, fails or neglects to comply with any condition imposed under that subsection shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, 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.