PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (AMENDMENT) ACT 2025

This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.

Amendment of section 2

by deleting the definition of “health inspector”;

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in the definition of “authorized officer”, by substituting for the words “any health inspector,” the words “any

Environmental Health Officer,”;

in the definition of “Medical Officer of Health”—

by substituting for the words “airport and port limits thereof,” the words “airport, port and land frontier limits thereof,”; and

by inserting after the definition of “disinsecting” the following definition:

‘ “Environmental Health Officer” means any

Environmental Health Officer in the service of the

Government or any local authority including the

Assistant Environmental Health Officer;’; and

in the definition of “quarantine station”, by substituting for the words “an infectious disease hospital and any place” the words “any hospital and place”.

Amendment of section 10

by substituting for the words “or becomes aware of”

the words “any person suffering from any infectious disease, or becomes aware of or has reason to believe or suspect”; and

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by substituting for the words “in the form prescribed by regulations made under this Act” the words “in any manner as determined by the Director General”.

New section 14a

For the purposes of subsection (1), an authorized officer may use such force as may be necessary to ensure compliance with his order.”.

New section 15a

Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by subsection (1), the order may include an order—

Any person who is ordered to wear, carry or use any form of tracking device shall ensure that the tracking device is in a good working condition and shall not destroy, damage, lose or tamper with the tracking device during the period stated in the order issued under subsection (1).

Any person who is ordered to wear, carry or use any form of tracking device shall return the tracking device to the authorized officer at the end of period stated in the order issued under subsection (1).

Any person who is ordered to install and use any digital application in any digital device—

Any person who contravenes this section commits an offence.”.

New section 21a

The Director General may issue any directions, order or guideline to any medical practitioner for the purpose of preventing and controlling any infectious disease.

Any person who contravenes any directions, order or guideline issued under this section commits an offence.”.

New Part IVa

may be charged severally or jointly in the same proceedings with the body corporate; and

if the body corporate is found guilty of committing the offence, shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence unless, having regard to the nature of his functions in that capacity and to all circumstances, he proves—

that the offence was committed without his knowledge, consent or connivance; and

If any person would be liable under this Act to any punishment or penalty for his act, omission, neglect or default, he shall be liable to the same punishment or penalty for every such act, omission, neglect or default of any employee or agent of his, or of the employee of the agent, if the act, omission, neglect or default was committed by—

in the shoulder note, by inserting after the words

“Requisition of premises” the words “and its resources”;

in subsection (1), by inserting after the words “any premises” the words “and its resources”;

in subsection (3), by substituting for the words

“by arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration Act 1952 [Act 93]” the words

“by the court”; and

by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsection:

“(4)  For the purposes of this section, “resources”

includes the human resources, facilities, utilities and assets and the controller or manager of such human resources, facilities, utilities or assets.”.

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Amendment of section 31

in the case of person who is an individual, a fine not exceeding eight thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both;

in the case of a body corporate, a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both.”.