Infectious Diseases Act(CHAPTER 137)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part II ADMINISTRATION
3 Administration of this Act
4 Delegation
5 Advisory committees
Part III CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES WITHIN SINGAPORE
6 Notification of infectious diseases
7 Epidemiological surveys and investigations
8 Medical examination and treatment
9 Post-mortem examination
10 Director may require information from medical practitioners, etc.
11 Offence for supplying false or misleading information
12 Treatment of premises or vessel
13 Destruction and disposal of infected animals, food and water
14 Wakes and disposal of corpses
15 Isolation of certain persons
16 Surveillance
17 Isolation area
18 Abatement of overcrowding
19 Closure of food establishment
20 Prohibition of meetings, gatherings and public entertainments
21 Control of occupation, trade or business
21A Certain persons not to act in manner likely to spread disease
Part IV CONTROL OF AIDS AND HIV INFECTION
22 Person with AIDS or HIV Infection to undergo counselling, etc.
23 Sexual intercourse by person with AIDS or HIV Infection
24 Blood donation and other acts by person with AIDS or HIV Infection
25 Protection of identity of person with AIDS, HIV Infection or other sexually transmitted disease
25A Disclosure by Director, medical practitioner and recipient of information
Part V PREVENTION OF INTRODUCTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES INTO SINGAPORE
26 Infected area
27 Vessels, persons and articles from infected area
28 Information required on arrival of vessels
29 Measures required of a vessel or vehicle on arrival
30 Undertaking to report to Port Health Officer
31 Vaccination
32 Disinfection and treatment of vessel and vehicle
33 Arrival of infected ships
34 Unauthorised boarding or disembarking from infected vessel
35 Pratique
36 Discharge of waste or matter
37 Vessels within waters of Singapore
38 Person supplying food and water
39 Powers of Director-General or Port Health Officer regarding food and water
40 Importation of vectors of diseases
41 Importation of agents of diseases
42 Power to inspect merchandise, etc., on board vessel
43 Corpses
44 Master, etc., of vessel to assist Director-General, Director, etc.
45 Liability of master, owner or agent for expenses
Part VI VACCINATION
46 Responsibility of parent or guardian
47 Power to order mandatory vaccination of persons in certain cases
48 Vaccination and intradermal tests
49 Exemption from vaccination
50 Certificates of unfitness
51 Offence
52 Suspension of this Part
53 Issue of international certificates of vaccination
54 Fees for vaccinations and intradermal tests
Part VII ENFORCEMENT
55 Powers of Director and Health Officers in dealing with outbreaks and suspected outbreaks of infectious diseases
56 Powers of arrest
56A Powers of arrest of person in isolation, undergoing surveillance, etc.
57 Police officer or Health Officer may demand names and addresses in certain cases
57A Disclosure of information to prevent spread of infectious disease
58 Extraordinary powers in relation to emergency measures
59 Police assistance
Part VIII MISCELLANEOUS
60 Service of notices, orders or other documents
61 Default in compliance with notice
62 Inaccuracies in documents
63 Evidence
64 Obstruction of persons executing power, etc.
65 General penalties
66 Offences triable by Magistrate’s Court
67 Immunity of Government, Agency, etc.
68 Composition of offences
69 Fees, etc., collected by Director and Director-General
70 Amendment of Schedules
71 Exemption
72 Other written law not affected
73 Regulations
74 Transitional and saving provisions
Legislative History
Comparative Table