Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part II · Powers of Director General and Medical Officer of Health
10A. Power to require information and examine persons
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The Director General, a Medical Officer of Health or an inspector making an investigation and examination under this Part shall have the poser to require information, whether orally or in writing, from any person acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the matter under investigation.
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
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Any person who, on being required by the Director General, a Medical Officer of Health or an inspector to give information under this section, refuses to comply with such requirement or furnishes as true any information which he knows or has reason to believe to be false, untrue or incorrect, in whole or in part, shall be guilty of an offence.
Medical Officer of Health
“Medical Officer of Health” means any medical practitioner in the service of the Government or any local authority who is for the time being carrying out the duties of a Medical Officer of Health in any area, district or local authority area, including the airport and port limits thereof, and includes the Deputy Director General of Health (Public Health), the Director of Disease Control, any Deputy Director of Disease Control, any State Director of Health Services and his Deputy;
If any information furnished under subsection (2) is proved to be false, untrue or incorrect, in whole or in part, it shall be no defence to allege that such information or any part thereof was misinterpreted or furnished inadvertently or without criminal or fraudulent intent.
The Director General, a Medical Officer of Health or an inspector making an investigation under this Act may exercise any or all of the powers conferred by section 111 of the Criminal
inspector
“inspector” means any person who is a public health inspector in the service of the Government or any local authority and includes any other person designated in writing by the Director General or a Medical Officer of Health to be an inspector for the purpose of this Act;
Procedure Code [Act 593] and sections 112 to 114 of the Code shall apply to statements made by the persons examined in the course of such investigation.
Terms defined in s 2
Director General
Defined · s 2“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
inspector
Defined · s 2“inspector” means any person who is a public health inspector in the service of the Government or any local authority and includes any other person designated in writing by the Director General or a Medical Officer of Health to be an inspector for the purpose of this Act;
Medical Officer of Health
Defined · s 2“Medical Officer of Health” means any medical practitioner in the service of the Government or any local authority who is for the time being carrying out the duties of a Medical Officer of Health in any area, district or local authority area, including the airport and port limits thereof, and includes the Deputy Director General of Health (Public Health), the Director of Disease Control, any Deputy Director of Disease Control, any State Director of Health Services and his Deputy;
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