s 13 Destruction and disposal of infected animals, food and water
13. —(1) If the Director‑General of Health considers any animal, food or water to be a source for the transmission of an infectious disease, the Director‑General of Health may — ( a ) if the source is an animal — order the person who owns or is in possession of the animal to destroy it; or ( b ) if the source is food or water — order the person who owns or is in possession of it to dispose of it, and impose any requirement that the Director-General of Health thinks fit in relation to the destruction of that animal or the disposal of that food or water, as the case may be. [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] (2) Any person who fails to comply with an order made or requirement imposed by the Director-General of Health under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence. [10/2008] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] (3) Without affecting any proceedings under subsection (2), where an order made or requirement imposed by the Director-General of Health under subsection (1) has not been complied with, the Director-General of Health, a Health Officer or a police officer may — ( a ) without warrant and with such force as may be necessary, enter the premises where the animal, food or water (as the case may be) is to be found; and ( b ) take or cause to be taken the measures specified in the order for the destruction of the animal or the disposal of the food or water. [10/2008] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] (4) The costs and expenses incurred by the Director-General of Health or a Health Officer under subsection (3) must be paid by the person in default and may be recovered as a debt due to the Government. [10/2008] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] —(1) If the Director‑General of Health considers any animal, food or water to be a source for the transmission of an infectious disease, the Director‑General of Health may — ( a ) if the source is an animal — order the person who owns or is in possession of the animal to destroy it; or ( b ) if the source is food or water — order the person who owns or is in possession of it to dispose of it, and impose any requirement that the Director-General of Health thinks fit in relation to the destruction of that animal or the disposal of that food or water, as the case may be. [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] (2) Any person who fails to comply with an order made or requirement imposed by the Director-General of Health under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence. [10/2008] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] (3) Without affecting any proceedings under subsection (2), where an order made or requirement imposed by the Director-General of Health under subsection (1) has not been complied with, the Director-General of Health, a Health Officer or a police officer may — ( a ) without warrant and with such force as may be necessary, enter the premises where the animal, food or water (as the case may be) is to be found; and ( b ) take or cause to be taken the measures specified in the order for the destruction of the animal or the disposal of the food or water. [10/2008] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] (4) The costs and expenses incurred by the Director-General of Health or a Health Officer under subsection (3) must be paid by the person in default and may be recovered as a debt due to the Government. [10/2008] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]