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(1) A District Assembly shall whenever necessary establish a vector control team for the purpose of the control of vectors of public health importance in the District.

(2) A vector control team includes

(a) a medical officer;

(b) a veterinary officer; and

(c) an environmental health officer.

(3) A vector control team shall be part of the sub-committee responsible for health in the District.

(4) The team may

(a) enter any premises between the hours of six in the morning and six in the evening for the purposes of vector control;and

(b) take immediate steps or order the owner of the premises to take the necessary action to destroy vectors including mosquitoes found on the premises and render the habitat permanently unfit for the breeding of the vectors.