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Public Health Regulation 2018
sec.19Offence to damage screen or flap valve
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### sec.19 Offence to damage screen or flap valve
A person must not destroy, damage or remove a mosquito-proof screen or flap valve fixed to a relevant tank.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
However, subsection (1) does not apply to a person who removes the mosquito-proof screen or flap valve to carry out maintenance, if the screen or flap valve is replaced immediately after the maintenance is finished.
In this section—
mosquito-proof screen means a screen mentioned in section 18 (4) (a) .
(sec.19-ssec.1) A person must not destroy, damage or remove a mosquito-proof screen or flap valve fixed to a relevant tank. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.19-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to a person who removes the mosquito-proof screen or flap valve to carry out maintenance, if the screen or flap valve is replaced immediately after the maintenance is finished.
(sec.19-ssec.3) In this section— mosquito-proof screen means a screen mentioned in section 18 (4) (a) .