Section 2

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(1)

In this Ordinance—

“analysis” includes any examination made to ascertain the nature and amount of any constituent of a sample of food or any drug, and “analyse” shall be construed accordingly;

“analyst” means an analyst appointed by the appropriate authority to carry out analysis required under this Ordinance;

“animal” includes any bird, fish, amphibian and reptile, quadruped, domesticated or otherwise;

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“article” does not include a live animal;

“building” includes any structure or premises whatsoever, whether permanent or temporary, wheresoever located, for whatsoever purpose used;

“Chief

Administrative

Officer”

means the

Chief

Administrative Officer of a local authority;

“contamination” means the presence of agents of an infectious disease on the surface of or in non-living things or on the body surface of living things, and includes any undesirable chemical or substance;

“designated trades” means those trades designated in the

Schedule;

“Director” means the Director of Health in Sarawak, and includes his Deputy, any person for the time being discharging the duties of the Director, and any person authorized by the

Director to carry out any of the functions or duties conferred on him by this Ordinance;

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

“drain” includes a private drain and a public drain;

“federal Government” means the Government of Malaysia;

“food” includes any substance consumed by human beings or any substance used in the composition or preparation of any such substance including flavouring matters and condiments;

“food premises” means any premises used or intended to be used for the preparation, processing, storage, packaging of food for sale, and where food is served or offered for sale to the public;

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“Government” means the Government of the State of

Sarawak;

“hotel” means any building where separate accommodation is offered to the public at a charge, with outlets and facilities for refreshment, dining, entertainment and recreation;

“infection” means the entry of agents of an infectious disease into living things and the multiplication of such agents in living things;

“infectious disease” means any of the diseases specified in the First Schedule to the Prevention and Control of Infectious

Disease Act 1988 [Act 342], and includes zoonotic diseases;

“infested” means infested with rodents or disease bearing insects;

“local authority” means any local authority constituted under, or named in the First Schedule to, the Local Authorities

Ordinance, 1996 [Cap. 20];

“lodging house” means any premises in which general accommodation, with or without partition, is offered to the public at a charge, and includes a boarding house or dormitory not belonging to the federal Government or the Government;

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

“Minister” means the Minister in the Government having responsibilities for public health;

“occupier”, in respect of any building, means the person in occupation of the premises or having charge, management or control thereof or any part thereof either on his own account or as agent or invitee of another person, and includes a lodger;

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“Ordinance” includes any regulations or by-laws made thereunder;

“owner”, in respect of any premises, means the registered proprietor of the land and, if the registered proprietor of the land cannot be traced, the person for the time being receiving rent of any premises, whether on his account or as agent or trustee or as receiver or manager or as liquidator, or who would receive the same if the land or building thereon were let to the tenant, and includes—