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fails to have such house or building or part of a house or building and all articles therein liable to retain infection disinfected to the satisfaction of the health officer, as testified by a certificate signed by him, or to have such articles destroyed;

fails to give to the owner or occupier of such house or building, or part of a house or building, notice of the previous existence of such disease; or

on being questioned by the owner or occupier of or any person negotiating for the hire of such house or building or part of a house or building as to the fact of there having within 6 weeks previously been therein any person suffering from any infectious disease, knowingly makes a false statement to such question, shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of $400.

The local authority shall cause its officers to serve notice of the provisions of this section on the occupier of any house or part of a house in which it is aware that there is a person suffering from an infectious disease.

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