Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975 · s 10

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10.
Medical examination of persons suspected of being infected with insect-borne disease
(1) The Director General or a Medical Officer of Health may—
(a) medically examine any person suspected or likely to be infected with insect-borne disease for the purpose of ascertaining whether such person is suffering from, or has recently suffered from, or is a carrier of, any insect-borne disease, or whether such person has been recently exposed to infection by any such disease, including the examination of his blood, urine and stool;
(b) medically treat or isolate any person who is suffering from any insect-borne disease or to do both; and
(c) cause a post-mortem examination to be made on any corpse where the death is suspected to have been caused by any insect-borne disease.
(2) Any person who refuses, fails or neglects to submit for examination, treatment or isolation under paragraph (1)(a) or (b)
or any person having the custody of any corpse who refuses or obstructs the post-mortem of the corpse under paragraph (c) of that subsection shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit.

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s 10Medical examination of persons suspected of being infected with insect-borne disease

(1)

The Director General or a Medical Officer of Health may—

(a)

medically examine any person suspected or likely to be infected with insect-borne disease for the purpose of ascertaining whether such person is suffering from, or has recently suffered from, or is a carrier of, any insect-borne disease, or whether such person has been recently exposed to infection by any such disease, including the examination of his blood, urine and stool;

(b)

medically treat or isolate any person who is suffering from any insect-borne disease or to do both; and

(c)

cause a post-mortem examination to be made on any corpse where the death is suspected to have been caused by any insect-borne disease.

(2)

Any person who refuses, fails or neglects to submit for examination, treatment or isolation under paragraph (1)(a) or (b)

or any person having the custody of any corpse who refuses or obstructs the post-mortem of the corpse under paragraph (c) of that subsection shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit.