Destruction of huts and sheds, when necessary.

1. (1) If the Commissioner is of opinion that the destruction of any hut or shed is necessary to prevent the spread of any dangerous disease, he may, after giving to the owner or 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.

1. (2) Compensation may be paid by the Commissioner, in any case which he thinks fit, to any person who sustains substantial loss by the destruction of any such hut or shed; but, except as so allowed by the