Section Text
Where a1[Board] is, upon the advice of the Health Officer, of opinion that the cleansing and disinfection of any building or part of a building in the cantonment or of any articles in any such building or part which are likely to retain infection, or the renewal of the flooring of any such building or part of such building, would tend to prevent or check the spread of any infectious or contagious disease,2[the Board may ] by notice in writing, require the owner or occupier to cleanse and disinfect, the said building, part or articles, as the case may be, or to renew the said flooring, within such time as may be specified in the notice:
Provided that where, in the opinion of the1[Board] the owner or occupier is from poverty or any other cause unable effectually to carry out any such requisition, the1[Board] may, at the expense of the cantonment fund, cleanse and disinfect the building, part or articles, or as the case may be, renew the flooring.
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1. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69, for "Cantonment Autority".
2. Substituted by Act 58 of 1960, section 3 and Schedule II, for "he may".