Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part III · Other Offences and Duties of Owner and Occupier
11. Approval to be obtained for operations likely to propagate or harbour disease-bearing insects
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Where in the opinion of the Director General or a Medical
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
Officer of Health that any building, land development, land reclamation, excavation, quarrying or other operations which are being or will be undertaken, executed or carried out by any person, are likely to propagate or harbour disease-bearing insects, the
Director General or the Medical Officer of Health may require that person to submit to him the plans for such works.
Medical Officer of Health
“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;
The Director General or the Medical Officer of Health may after studying the plans require the person undertaking, executing or carrying out the building, land development, land reclamation, excavating, quarrying or other operations to comply with such conditions as he may deem necessary to prevent the propagation or harbouring of disease-bearing insects.
Any person who fails to submit plans as required under subsection (1) or refuses, fails or neglects to comply with any condition imposed under that subsection shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
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Terms defined in s 2
Director General
Defined · s 2“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
Medical Officer of Health
Defined · s 2“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;
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