Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975

“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;

“disease-bearing insect” means any insect carrying or causing, or capable of carrying or causing, any disease of human beings or domestic animals, and includes the eggs, larvae and pupae of such insect;

“inspector” means any person who is a public health inspector in the service of the Government or any local authority and includes any other person designated in writing by the Director General or a Medical Officer of Health to be an inspector for the purpose of this Act;

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“Medical Officer of Health” means any medical practitioner in the service of the Government or any local authority who is for the time being carrying out the duties of a Medical Officer of

Health in any area, district or local authority area, including the airport and port limits thereof, and includes the Deputy Director

General of Health (Public Health), the Director of Disease Control, any Deputy Director of Disease Control, any State Director of

Health Services and his Deputy;

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for health;

“occupier” means the person in occupation of any premises or having the charge, management or control thereof either on his own account or as agent of another person, but does not include a lodger;

“owner” means the person for the time being receiving the rent of any premises, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee or as receiver, or who would receive the same if the land or house comprised in the premises were let to a tenant;

“premises” means messuages, buildings, lands, easements and hereditaments of any tenure and includes any place or structure, or any part thereof, used or intended to be used for human habitation or for employment or any other purpose whatsoever;

“registered medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Act 1971 [Act 50].