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regulations made under Article 6, shall be liable to a fine not 

 exceeding Rs. 100. 



9. Expenses incurred by the Sanitary Authority under para- 

 graphs (c) and (d) of Article 3, and under Article 5, slial! be 

 dealt with in tlie manner provided by Articles 52 and 5;3 of 

 Ordinance No. 32 of 1894-5. 



10. This Ordinance may be cited as the JMalaria Prevention 

 Ordinance. 



WEST AFRICA 



In the year 1905 clauses were inserted by Dr. Prout, C.M.G., 

 in the Public Health Ordinance of Sierra Leone dealint; with 

 mosquito larvae, and it was made a nuisance under this Ordinance 

 (1905) to have any collection of water in any well, pool, channel, 

 barrel, tub, bucket or any other vessel, and found by the Sanitary 

 Authority to contain mosqidto Inrvce. 



Under clause 4, paragraph {d) it states : 



When mosquito larvas are found in any collection of water, or 

 in any well or pool, channel, barrel, tub, bucket, or in any other 

 vessel", the Sanitary Authority may themselves abate the same, 

 and may do what is necessary to prevent the recurrence thereof. 



PENALTIES 



Where a notice has been served on a person under this 

 section (4) — 



Where mosquito larvae are found in any collection of water 

 or in any well or pool, channel, barrel, tub, bucket, or any 

 other vessel, within ten days from the service of such notice on 

 any such person in respect of any such collection of water, well, 

 pool, channel, barrel, tub, bucket or other vessel, he shall be 

 liable to a fine not exceeding ten pounds for each offence, whether 

 any such nuisance order as in this Ordinance mentioned is or 

 is not made upon him. 



Under Section 31 dealing with provisions as to water, it is 

 stated : 



Every person who shall keep an any premises any collection 

 of water in any well, barrel, tub, bucket or other vessel intended 

 for the storage of water without providing them with covers 



