Execution of the scheme and maintenance

(1) When a scheme prepared under the foregoing sections has been approved by the Government, it shall be the duty and responsibility of the local authority subject to such rules as may be prescribed to execute the scheme as expeditiously as possible subject to the general control and supervision of the Chief Public Health Engineer.

(2) The local authority shall maintain in proper order and in proper state of affairs all works laid down, set up or installed subject to such control and supervision of the Chief Public Health Engineer and of the Government as may be prescribed for the purpose. (2) If, in the opinion of an inspecting officer authorised under section 93 any such article appears to be unwholesome or unfit for human consumption or injurious to health, the inspecting officer may forthwith seize and, (a) with the consent of the owner or the person in whose possession it is found, forthwith destroy or cause it to be destroyed in such manner as to prevent its use for human consumption, (b) if such consent be not obtained, then – (i) if the article is of a perishable nature, it may, with the approval of any Magistrate or the Health Officer or Medical Officer of Health likewise, be destroyed, and (ii) if the article is not of a perishable nature, it shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of section 11 (4) of the Central Act 37 of 1954. (3) The expenses incurred in taking any action under sub-section (2) shall be paid by the person who was in possession of such article at the time of seizure.