# Public Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967, Section 8: Provisions as to library books.

Extent: N.I.

(1) Wherethe Director of Public Health has reason to believe that a person is suffering from a notifiable disease he may by notice in writing direct—
(a) that person not to take, cause to be taken for his use, or use, any book taken from a library; or
(b) that person not to return or cause to be returned to any library any book which has been exposed to infection from such a disease while under his control; or
(c) any person not to deliver to the person suffering from the notifiable disease any book which has been or may be taken from any library; or
(d) any person not to return to any library any book which he knows to have been in contact with a person suffering from a notifiable disease,
unless such precautions as may be specified in the notice have been taken.
(2) Any person who acts in contravention of a notice under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence under this Part.
(3) Where the Regional Agency is aware that a book in, or taken from, a library has been exposed to infection from a notifiable disease, they may disinfect the book and return it to the library, or cause it to be disinfected and so returned, or destroy it.
(4) The Regional Agency may pay compensation to the proprietors of a library who have suffered loss by reason of any action taken under subsection (3).
(5) Where a person acts in contravention of a notice under subsection (1), the Regional Agency may recover summarily from that person—
(a) the cost of any action taken under subsection (3), and
(b) the amount of any compensation paid under subsection (4),
as a civil debt due to the Regional Agency.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/36/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-act-northern-ireland-1967/section-8
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