Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 · Updated to 1 Jul 2020 · Part IV · Control of the Spread of Infectious Disease
10. Requirement to notify infectious disease
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Every adult occupant of any house in which any infectious disease appears, and every person in charge of, or in the company of, and every person not being a medical practitioner attending on, any person suffering from or who has died of an infectious disease shall, upon becoming aware of the existence of such disease, with the least practicable delay notify the officer in charge of the nearest district health office or government health facility or police station or notify the nearest village head of the existence of such disease.
infectious disease
“infectious disease” means any disease specified in the First Schedule;
Every medical practitioner who treats or becomes aware of the existence of any infectious disease in any premises shall, with the least practicable delay, give notice of the existence of the infectious disease to the nearest Medical Officer of Health in the form prescribed by regulations made under this Act.
medical practitioner
“medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Act 1971;
The person in charge of any boarding-house shall, with the least practicable delay, notify the officer in charge of the nearest district health office or government health facility or police station if he knows or has reason to believe that any person in the boarding-house is suffering from or has died of an infectious disease.
boarding-house
“boarding-house” includes— (a) a hotel; (b) a hostel; or (c) any institution of refuge or rest for persons needing care;
Any police officer or village head receiving notification under this section shall, with the least practicable delay, notify the officer in charge of the nearest district health office or government health facility.
Any person who contravenes this section commits an offence.
When any person is charged under this section, he shall be presumed to have known of the existence of the infectious disease or to have had reason to believe that an infectious disease existed, unless he shows to the satisfaction of the Court before which he is charged that he did not know and could not with reasonable diligence have
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obtained knowledge of the infectious disease or that he did not have reason to believe that an infectious disease existed.
Terms defined in s 2
boarding-house
Defined · s 2“boarding-house” includes— (a) a hotel; (b) a hostel; or (c) any institution of refuge or rest for persons needing care;
infectious disease
Defined · s 2“infectious disease” means any disease specified in the First Schedule;
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 Director General, the Deputy Director General of Health, the Director of Health Services, any Deputy Director of Health Services, any State Director of Medical and Health Services, any State Deputy Director of Medical and Health Services, the Sabah State Director of Medical Services and his Deputy and the Sarawak State Director of Medical Services and his Deputy;
medical practitioner
Defined · s 2“medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Act 1971;
premises
Defined · s 2“premises” includes any structure, permanent or otherwise, the land on which the structure is situated, and any adjoining land used in connection therewith, and also includes any street, open space or vehicle;