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Destruction of hut or sli(id to prevent ~P~i1 ofilifectio~. ~ (1) If it appears to' the H<~alth Officer that the destruction of any hut or shed is, necessary to prevent the, spread of any notifi~d diselj.se, he may,. after giving to th,e oWner and ,the Occupier of such huf:or shed stich'previous .notice of his intention. as may in the circumstances of the . case appear to him reasonable, tak", measures for hving snch hut or shed and all the materials there- of destroyed. . (2) Such. compensation as ,the local'authority may consider reasonable, Shall be .paid to anY per- SOn who in Its Olllnionsnstains loss by the destrnc- tionofan-y 'nut or sheduhder the powers conferril4 by sub-section (1) l>ut' save as pfovided iri this' sUb~ . ~se-ction, no claim for COmPEmsatiOri shall lie. fo~ an:\> . loss or damage"caused byaIiy exerCise of the powers aforesaid.' . . , . ',. . .. . 62 .. C~osure !>f 1000ging i).ouses.--.; 11;, .on the appli- cation of ,the Health. OfficeJ:", a Magistrate is' satis- ~ied that .it is 'll.ecessary ,m the interests of public nealth that a lodging houseor.any place where articles of food· are sold, or prepared, or expo- sed. ,for, sale, . or diStributed, should' be closed on account of the existence or ·recentoccurrence·'Jn 'Ouch lodging house or place of Ii. case ofp.otified diSease,' the Magistrate may; by order, dITect it ,to be 'closed uhtilthe expiry of such period' as may 1;le specified iri the orderbr Mtll it is certified by the Health ()fficerto be free from infection. . . 63. Infected clothes not to be sent to laundry.- No person shall- . . (1) send or take to any laundry or public wash~ . -house' or any public water-course,tank or well, . for the purpose of being washed or to any place. for the purpose of being cleaned, any clothing, bedding or other article which he knows t() have been exposed to infection from any notified disease, unless such -;:trticle. has been disinfe\,ted by or to the. satisfaction of the· Health Officer or a registered medical practitioner, or unless . ,under,in~tructions .from such a person, it is sent "o/ithproper precautions to a. laundry for the purpose of disinfection with notice that it has been expo'sed to infection; or (2) pl~ce or cause or permit to be placed in any dust-bin ·or other receptacle: for the deposit of refuse any matter whiCh he knows to have , been exposed to infection from a notified disease and which has not been disinfected.' '