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Appointment of Health Officer .. - The Govern- ment shall appoint, for each local area a Health Offi- . cer with such qualifications' as may be prescribed, f()r the PJ!11loses of this Act. -9. Appointment of tempOrary Health Officers in emergency. - (1) In the event of the prevalence or threatened outbreak of any infectious disease in any area, or of any unusual mClI"t!ility therein, the Government may by order, appoint temporarily, for such period as maybe specified therein, one or more additional Health. Officers, for. the treatment of such infectious' disease and preventing it. from spreading', or· for investigating the cause of, and preventing Such'mortality, as the case may be. (2) For the purpose ofsub-sectiori(l) the G0- vernment may appoint: any medical practitioner' registered under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (Central Act 102 of 1956) , either on an hono- rary basis or on' such salary and allowances or both a'S the Government may fix. . .