Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part II · Powers of Director General and Medical Officer of Health
7. Requirement to supply information
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The Director General, a Medical Officer of Health or an inspector may require the owner or occupier of any premises or the agent or the servant thereof or any person whom he has reason to believe is committing or has committed an offence under this
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
Act—
to give his name and residence;
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to produce—
his identity card;
in the case of any business premises, any document pertaining to the registration or licensing of such business under any written law; and
any other document required by the Director General, a Medical Officer of Health or an inspector for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of the owner or occupier of the premises;
to supply information relating to the propagation of disease-bearing insects or the occurence of any insect-borne disease or any other information as may be required by the Director
General, a Medical Officer of Health or an inspector; and
to give any statement in writing, and the owner or occupier or the agent or servant thereof or such person shall comply with such requirement.
Where a person under subsection (1) refuses to give his name or residence or gives a name or residence which the Director
General, a Medical Officer of Health or an inspector has reason to believe to be false, the Director General, Medical Officer of
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;
Health or inspector may in order to ascertain his name or residence arrest him and within twenty-four hours take him before the nearest
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;
Magistrate unless before that time his true name and residence are ascertained in which case such person shall forthwith be released.
A person who fails to supply information or supplies information required under subsection (1) which to his knowledge is false shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
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;
occupier
Defined · s 2“occupier” means the person in occupation of any premises or having the charge, management or control thereof either on his own account or as agent of another person, but does not include a lodger;
owner
Defined · s 2“owner” means the person for the time being receiving the rent of any premises, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee or as receiver, or who would receive the same if the land or house comprised in the premises were let to a tenant;
premises
Defined · s 2“premises” means messuages, buildings, lands, easements and hereditaments of any tenure and includes any place or structure, or any part thereof, used or intended to be used for human habitation or for employment or any other purpose whatsoever;
Part III
Other Offences and Duties of Owner and Occupier
Part IV