Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 · Updated to 1 Jul 2020 · Part IV · Control of the Spread of Infectious Disease
Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 · Updated to 1 Jul 2020 · Part IV · Control of the Spread of Infectious Disease
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
An authorized officer may cause any person who is infected or whom he has reason to believe to be infected to be removed to a
authorized officer
“authorized officer” means any Medical Officer of Health, any health inspector, or any officer appointed by the Minister under section 3;
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quarantine station for treatment and may detain the person at the station until he can be discharged without danger to the public.
quarantine station
“quarantine station” means any place where isolation or observation is carried out and includes an infectious disease hospital and any place declared by the Minister in the Gazette to be a quarantine station;
authorized officer
“authorized officer” means any Medical Officer of Health, any health inspector, or any officer appointed by the Minister under section 3;
quarantine station
“quarantine station” means any place where isolation or observation is carried out and includes an infectious disease hospital and any place declared by the Minister in the Gazette to be a quarantine station;
treatment
“treatment” includes all such acts and procedures as may be necessary for the purpose of determining whether a person is infected with an infectious disease;