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    1.    In the case of a fumigation to be carried out within the area of a harbour authority, advance notification of fumigation shall, for the purposes of regulation 13(2)(a), be given to—


(a)  that authority;


(b)  an inspector appointed under section 19 of the 1974 Act, if that inspector so requires; and


(c)  where the fumigation


(i)  is to be carried out on a sea-going ship, the chief fire officer of the area in which the ship is situated and the officer in charge of the office of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise at the harbour, or


(ii)  is the space fumigation of a building, the chief fire officer of the area in which the building is situated.

    2.    In the case of a fumigation, other than a fumigation to which paragraph (1) applies, advance notification of fumigation shall be given to—


(a)  the police officer for the time being in charge of the police station for the police district in which the fumigation is carried out;


(b)  an inspector appointed under section 19 of the 1974 Act if that inspector so requires; and


(c)  where the fumigation is to be carried out on a sea-going ship or is the space fumigation of a building, the chief fire officer of the area in which the ship or building is situated.

    3.    The information to be given in a notification made for the purposes of regulation 13(2) shall include the following:—


(a)  the name, address and place of business of the fumigator and his telephone number;


(b)  the name of person requiring the fumigation to be carried out;


(c)  the address and description of the premises where the fumigation is to be carried out;


(d)  the date on which the fumigation is to be carried out and the estimated time of commencement and completion;


(e)  the name of the operator in charge of the fumigation; and


(f)  the fumigant to be used.