Time and manner of notification
5.—(1)  For the purposes of section 6(1) of the Act, the prescribed times for notification of an infectious disease are —
(a)in the case of an infectious disease mentioned in Part 1 of the Schedule, within 24 hours after the medical practitioner has reason to believe or suspect that any person attended or treated by the medical practitioner is suffering from or is a carrier of that infectious disease; and
(b)in the case of an infectious disease mentioned in Part 2 of the Schedule, within 72 hours after the medical practitioner has reason to believe or suspect that any person attended or treated by the medical practitioner is suffering from or is a carrier of that infectious disease.
(2)  For the purposes of section 6(2) of the Act, the prescribed times for notification of an infectious disease are —
(a)in the case of an infectious disease mentioned in Part 1 of the Schedule, within 24 hours after the person becomes aware of the existence of that infectious disease in the course of the person’s work; and
(b)in the case of an infectious disease mentioned in Part 2 of the Schedule, within 72 hours after the person becomes aware of the existence of that infectious disease in the course of the person’s work.
(3)  For the purposes of section 6(3) of the Act, the prescribed times for notification of an infectious disease are —
(a)in the case of an infectious disease mentioned in Part 1 of the Schedule, within 24 hours after the person is aware or suspects that any other person is suffering or has died from or is a carrier of that infectious disease; and
(b)in the case of an infectious disease mentioned in Part 2 of the Schedule, within 72 hours after the person is aware or suspects that any other person is suffering from or is a carrier of that infectious disease.
(4)  Every notification under section 6(1), (2) or (3) of the Act must be given by fax or through the electronic notification system.
[S 450/2016 wef 28/09/2016]