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Destruction of hut or shed to prevent spread of imfec- tion.—(1) If it appears to the Health Officer that the des- truction of any hut or shed is necessary to prevent the spread of any notified disease, he may, after giving to the owner and the occupier of such hut or shed such previous notice of his intention as may in the circumstances of the case appear to him reasonable, take measures for having such hut or shed and all the materials thereof destroyed. (2) Such compensation as the loca] authority may con- sider reasonable shall be paid within thirty days to any person who sustains loss by the destruction of any hut or shed under the powers conferred by sub-section (1) but, save as provided in this sub-section, no claim for compensation shall lie for any loss or damage caused by any exercise of the powers aforesaid.