Cap. 36 Art. 8Where failure to give notice is not deemed to be an offence.

Every person required by articles 5 and 6 to give a notice who fails to give the same shall be guilty of an offence:

Provided that if a person is not required to give notice in the first instance but only in default of some other person, he shall not be deemed to have committed an offence under the said articles if he satisfies the court that he had reasonable cause to suppose that the notice had been duly given: Provided also that the said articles shall not apply, if it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that the person required to give notice called in a medical practitioner on becoming aware of the disease.