Section 12

to cut down or clear any undergrowth or other vegetation within twenty feet of any stream or seepage or running or stagnant water to which shade have been afforded by the development of such undergrowth or other vegetation;

to cut down or clear any jungle, undergrowth or other vegetation; or

to make holes for the purposes of planting, replanting or developing the land, shall notify the Director General or a Medical Officer of Health in writing of his intention not less than fourteen days before the commencement of the work.

The Director General or a Medical Officer of Health on receipt of the notice under subsection (1) may in writing order the owner, occupier or other person to take such measures as he may specify in the written order to prevent the propagation or harbouring of disease-bearing insects.

No owner or occupier of any premises, including any agricultural holding, shall permit any hole or depression likely to hold water to remain in or upon the land owned or occupied by him for a period longer than seven days from the time when such hole or depression was made, whether such hole or depression was made in the course of clearing, planting or other agricultural operation or by the fall of any tree or in any artificial manner whatsoever, and every such owner or occupier shall fill or cause to be filled in any such hole or depression to the level of the surrounding ground within seven days of the making of such hole or depression:

Provided that the owner or occupier may allow the hole or depression to remain for a period longer than seven days if he takes any measure to prevent the propagation or harbouring of any disease bearing insects in the hole or depression.

Any person who contravenes the provisions of this section or any order under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.

Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects 15

Prohibition on creating conditions likely to propagate or harbour disease-bearing insects