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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 17

2. In this Order, and in any Ordinance passed hereunder, except where a contrary intention appears,—
   “Board” means the Board of Health established under this Order:
   “Carrier,” when used with reference to infectious disease, means any person having in his nose or throat, or in his excretions, or in his discharges, the germs of any infectious disease, though he may exhibit no other sign or symptom of that disease:
   “Cleansing,” used with reference to a building, includes lime-washing, papering, painting, and the destruction of vermin:
   “Contact,” when used with reference to infectious disease, means a person who has been exposed to risk of infection from an infectious disease within a period which does not exceed the prescribed period of incubation of that disease:
   “Dwelling” or “dwellinghouse” includes any house, tent, or other structure, whether permanent or temporary, used in whole or in part for human habitation, and includes the land appurtenant to a dwelling:
   “Goods” includes all kinds of movable property:
   “Infectious disease” includes any disease mentioned in the Schedule hereto, and any other disease declared by the Administrator, by notice in the Western Samoa Gazette, to be an infectious disease.

3. (1.) Part I of the Health Act, 1920, shall, subject to the provisions of this Order, apply to the Territory of Western Samoa in the same manner as if that territory was part of New Zealand.
   (2.) The term “New Zealand” as used in Part I of that Act shall, both in New Zealand and in Samoa, be construed as including Western Samoa.
   (3.) Western Samoa shall from the time of the coming into force of this Order be deemed to be a health district in the meaning of section 15 of the Health Act, 1920; and the term “the health district” where hereinafter used shall be deemed to mean the Health District of Western Samoa.

4. Officers under the Health Act, 1920, stationed in Western Samoa shall as such be officers of the Samoan Public Service, and their appointment and tenure of office shall be governed by the Samoa Constitution Order accordingly.

5. The Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1908, and the Medical Practitioners Act, 1914, together with all amendments thereof and all Orders in Council and regulations made thereunder respectively, shall, subject to the provisions of this Order, apply to the Territory of Western Samoa in the same manner as if that territory was part of New Zealand.

6. The Department of Health in Western Samoa shall comprise,—
   (1.) A Division of Clinical Medicine and Hospitals, and a Division of Public Hygiene, and such other Divisions, if any, as the Administrator may appoint.
   (2.) The said Department shall consist of—
   (a.) The Board of Health constituted by this Order;
   (b.) A Chief Medical Officer, who shall be a qualified medical practitioner, and who shall be Director of the Division of Clinical Medicine and of Hospitals;
   (c.) The Medical Officer of Health, who shall be a medical practitioner with special qualifications in sanitary science, and who shall be Director of the Division of Public Hygiene;
   (d.) A Pathologist, who shall be in charge of any pathological and bacteriological work required by either Division of the Department;