Malaysia legislation
Section 18
Section 18
(a)
examine or cause to be examined any person found on the premises with a view to ascertaining if the person is suffering or has been suffering from an infectious disease;
(b)
examine the premises and any article or animal on the premises with a view to ascertaining if they are contaminated or infected, as the case may be;
(c)
order the premises or any part thereof to be disinfected, disinsected and deratted;
(d)
order the premises or any part thereof to be closed until the premises have been thoroughly disinfected, disinsected and deratted;
(e)
order the disinfection of all contaminated articles and infected or contaminated animals on the premises or, if such article or animal is incapable of being thoroughly disinfected, order its destruction;
(f)
do any other act to prevent the outbreak or the spread of any infectious disease.
(2)
An authorized officer may at any time enter any premises for the purpose of exercising the powers conferred upon him by subsection
(1)
.
Destruction of structures