PART IIIInfestation of food and certain other goods
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The provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 13 of the Act relating to the obligation of certain persons to give notice of occurrence of infestation shall be modified so as to require notice to be given by the person having the custody or control of any vessel which is not a sea-going ship only of infestation by insects or mites present in the vessel when used or likely to be used for the transport or storage of food, or on or in any equipment belonging to such vessel, or in any food or other goods stored or carried in the vessel:
Provided that
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the Minister if he is satisfied that it is expedient so to do may on an application being made in that behalf, relax or exclude this requirement as to notice so far as it relates to infestation present in any such vessel or on or in any equipment belonging to such vessel, or in any food or other goods carried in the vessel, subject to such conditions as he may consider necessary to secure that all reasonable steps will be taken to destroy infestation in the vessel or equipment before it is used for the carriage or storage of food or other goods likely to come into contact with food;
ii
when any notice has been given in accordance with this Article in respect of any food or any other goods no person shall, without the consent of the Minister, deliver, or cause to be delivered such food or goods from the vessel to any other vessel or premises until a period of three working days from the date of notification has expired.
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The provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3) of Section 13 of the Act shall not apply in respect of any vessel to which this Article relates.
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Subject to the proviso in Article 3 of this Order relating to structural repairs or other works, the provisions of Section 14 of the Act relating to the powers of the Minister to give directions to certain persons for the purpose of preventing or mitigating damage to food shall be modified so that directions may be given to the owner or other person having the custody or control of any vessel which is not a sea-going ship and which is used or likely to be used for the transport of food in respect of any such vessel, any equipment belonging thereto and any food or other goods stored or carried, or to be stored or carried thereon for any of the purposes mentioned in sub-section (2) of the aforesaid Section.