Malaysia legislation

Section 28

of *PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES ACT 1988

Section 28

(a)

the removal, medical attendance and maintenance of any person who is or is suspected to be suffering from an infectious disease and who is removed to any hospital or place from such vehicle for medical treatment or for isolation or observation;

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(b)

the burial or cremation of any person who dies of an infectious disease on such vehicle, or who dies of an infectious disease after removal to hospital from such vehicle;

(c)

the cleansing, disinsecting, disinfection and deratting of such vehicle or of any part thereof;

(d)

the disposal of contaminated articles or infected or contaminated animals on such vehicle.

(2)

Any cost or expenses charged or incurred by the Government under this Act or any regulations made under this Act may, without prejudice to any other remedy, be recovered by civil proceedings as a debt due to the Government.

Exemption