s 48 Destruction of rats, wasps, bees, etc.
48.—(1) Where the Director‑General is of the opinion that —(a) any premises are so infested with rats, mice, insects or other vermin; or (b) there exist, in any premises, wasps, bees, hornets or other insects capable of stinging and the Director‑General is of the opinion that there is a probability, risk or danger that the persons in those premises or in the vicinity of those premises may be stung by them, or if any of those persons has been stung by them, the Director‑General may, by written notice, require the owner or occupier of the premises at the owner’s or occupier’s own expense to take any measures that the Director‑General may consider necessary, within such time and date as may be specified in the notice, for the destruction of the rats, mice, wasps, bees, hornets or other insects or vermins, for the removal of their breeding places and for preventing their reappearance. (2) Where wasps, bees, hornets or other insects capable of stinging exist in any vacant premises and the owner cannot by the exercise of reasonable diligence be found, and the Director‑General is of the opinion that persons in the vicinity of the premises are in imminent danger of being stung by them, or if those persons have been stung by them, the Director‑General may enter upon the premises and take any measures that he or she considers necessary for their destruction, for the removal of their breeding places and for preventing their reappearance. (3) The costs and expenses incurred under subsection (2) must be borne by the Agency.