Infectious Diseases Bill
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
Part II ADMINISTRATION
3 Administration of the 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 Measures and procedures for investigation into diseases and treatment of infected persons
11 Treatment of premises or vessel
12 Destruction and disposal of infected animals, food and water
13 Disposal of corpses
14 Isolation
15 Surveillance
16 Powers of arrest
17 Abatement of overcrowding
18 Closure of food establishment
19 Prohibition of meetings and entertainments
20 Control of occupation
Part IV PREVENTION OF THE INTRODUCTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES INTO SINGAPORE
21 Infected area
22 Vessels, persons and articles from infected area
23 Information required on arrival of vessels
24 Measures required of a vessel or vehicle on arrival
25 Undertaking to report to Port Health Officer
26 Vaccination
27 Disinfection and treatment of vessel and vehicle
28 Prohibition of entry
29 Arrival of infected ships
30 Unauthorised boarding or disembarking from infected vessel
31 Pratique
32 Discharge of waste
33 Vessels within the waters of Singapore
34 Person supplying food and water
35 Powers of the Commissioner or Port Health Officer regarding food and water
36 Importation of agents and vectors of diseases
37 Power to inspect merchandise, etc., on board vessel
38 Corpses
39 Master, etc., of vessel to assist Commissioner and Port Health Officer
40 Liability of owner or agent for expenses
Part V VACCINATION
41 Responsibility of parent or guardian
42 Vaccination of groups of people
43 Vaccination and intradermal tests
44 Exemption from vaccination
45 Certificate of unfitness
46 Offence
47 Suspension
48 Issue of international certificates
49 Minister may prescribe fees for vaccinations and intradermal tests
Part VI MISCELLANEOUS
50 Rights of entry and requisition
51 Powers of arrest
52 Police officer or public officer may demand names and addresses in certain cases
53 Extraordinary powers in relation to emergency measures
54 Police assistance
55 Service of notices
56 Default in compliance with notice
57 Inaccuracies in documents
58 Evidence
59 Obstruction of officers
60 General penalty for offences
61 Offences triable by Magistrate’s Court unless otherwise provided
62 Protection for officers
63 Composition of offences
64 Regulations
65 Amendment of Schedules
66 Exemption
67 Repeal and transitional
68 Other written law not affected
Explanatory Statement
Expenditure of Public Money