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Prohibition of the use of water, food or beverage from suspicious source.—(1) If the Local Public Health Officer, after checking the hygiene and sanitation, is satisfied that the water in any tank, well, tanker containers or other place, if used or consumed or used for any other domestic or commercial purpose, may be likely to cause the spread of any communicable disease or notifiable communicable disease, shall have the power to prohibit the use of such water from such sources. (2) If the Local Public Health Officer, after checking the hygiene and sanitation, is satisfied that the food or beverage for public consumption or for any other domestic or commercial purpose is likely to cause the spread of any communicable disease, shall have the power to prohibit the use of the said food or beverage for the purpose generally or specially mentioned. (3) The Local Public Health Officer shall have the power, to collect and send the sample for testing, if it is required to test the sample of water as per sub section (1) or if it is required to take sample of food for testing, can require the Circle Food Safety Officer to do so. (4) No person shall use or causes to use the food or beverage, the use of which is prohibited, as per sub-section (2). (5) The Local Public Health Officer who issues any prohibition under this section shall inform the same to the Local Self Government Institution as soon as possible, but within a maximum of twenty four hours. (6) Any institution or person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (4) shall be liable to fine specified in section 65.