Section 52: Order for disinfection of building

52. Order for disinfection of building (1) (a) The Permanent Secretary may order the destruction, evacuation, burning or disinfection by steam or any other means, of any house, hut, building, or premises and its appurtenances or ground, or the houses or buildings adjacent— (i) in which he believes that any person suffering or suspected to have been suffering from plague has been residing; (ii) which he has been occupying permanently or temporarily; or (iii) which he believes to be infected. (b) No order for the burning or for the destruction of a house or building of a greater value than 200 rupees shall be carried into effect until it has been approved by the Minister. (2) (a) The Sanitary Authority may make an order specified under subsection (1) for the evacuation or disinfection of any house, hut or building. (b) An order made under paragraph (a) by the Sanitary Authority may be cancelled, disallowed or amended by the Permanent Secretary. (c) The cancellation, disallowance or amendment shall not affect the validity of anything done by the Sanitary Authority in pursuance of the order and pending the receipt of instructions from the Permanent Secretary in connection with the order. [Issue 1] P49 – 22 Revised Laws of Mauritius (d) Where an order is not cancelled or disallowed in toto by the Permanent Secretary, it shall be deemed to be an order made by the Permanent Secretary. (e) All orders made by the Permanent Secretary under this section shall have the same force and effect and be dealt with in all respects as orders made by the Permanent Secretary under section 47.