Infectious Diseases Act 1976
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part 2 ADMINISTRATION
3 Administration of this Act
4 Health Officers
5 Advisory committees
Part 3 CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES WITHIN SINGAPORE
6 Notification of prescribed infectious diseases
7 Public health surveillance programmes, etc.
8 Medical examination and treatment
9 Post-mortem examination
10 Director may require information from healthcare professionals, 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
17A Restricted zones during public health emergency
18 Abatement of overcrowding
19 Closure and disinfection of premises
19A Surveillance and contact tracing measures at premises
20 Prohibition or restriction 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
21B Order to disseminate health advisory
Part 4 CONTROL OF HIV INFECTION
22 Person with HIV Infection to undergo counselling, etc.
23 Sexual activity by person with HIV Infection
24 Blood donation and other acts by person with HIV Infection
25 Protection of identity of person with HIV Infection or other sexually transmitted disease
25A Disclosure by Director, medical practitioner and recipient of information
Part 5 PREVENTION OF INTERNATIONAL SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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30 (Repealed)
31 Vaccination and other prophylaxis
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, Food Administration or Port Health Officer regarding food and water
40 Import of vectors of diseases
41 (Repealed)
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
45A Medical examination of persons arriving in Singapore
45B Medical examination of persons leaving Singapore during public health emergency
Part 6 VACCINATION AND OTHER PROPHYLAXIS
46 Responsibility of parent or guardian
47 Power to order certain persons to undergo vaccination or other prophylaxis
48 Vaccination
49 Exemption from vaccination
50 Certificates of unfitness
51 Offence
52 Suspension of this Part
53 (Repealed)
54 Fees for vaccinations and other prophylaxis
Part 7 ENFORCEMENT
55 Powers of Director and Health Officers in dealing with outbreaks and suspected outbreaks of infectious diseases
55A Powers of investigation
55B Disposal of document, substance or matter
56 Powers of arrest
56A (Repealed)
57 Police officer or Health Officer may demand names and addresses in certain cases
57A Disclosure of information by Director to prevent spread or possible outbreak of infectious disease, etc.
57B Disclosure of information to prevent spread or possible outbreak of infectious disease, etc., as authorised by Director
58 Extraordinary powers in relation to emergency measures
59 Police assistance
Part 7A NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH
59A National public health research
Part 8 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 Protection from personal liability
67A Immunity from liability for disclosure
67B Offences by corporations
67C Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships
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
Legislative History
Abbreviations
Comparative Table