Environmental Public Health Act 1987 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 10 · Enforcement
83. Director-General or Director-General, Food Administration may act in cases of emergency
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In cases of emergency, the Director‑General or Director‑General, Food Administration may direct the immediate execution of any work or the doing of any act being any work or act authorised under this Act which is in the opinion of the Director‑General or Director‑General, Food Administration (as the case may be) necessary for public health or for the safety of the public.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director-General of Public Health appointed under section 3(1);
The Director‑General or Director‑General, Food Administration may recover, from the owner or occupier of the premises in which any work or act mentioned in subsection (1) is executed, the costs and expenses reasonably incurred in the execution of the work or act.
occupier
“occupier” means the person in occupation of any premises or having the charge, management or control thereof either on that person’s own account or as agent of another person; and, in relation to any part of any premises, different parts of which are occupied by different persons, means the person in occupation or having the charge, management or control of that part;