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 order any contact to undergo observation in such place and for such period as he may think fit, or to undergo surveillance until he may be discharged without danger to the public.
authorized officer
“authorized officer” means any Medical Officer of Health, any health inspector, or any officer appointed by the Minister under section 3;
For the purposes of subsection (1), an authorized officer may use such force as may be necessary to ensure compliance with his order.
authorized officer
“authorized officer” means any Medical Officer of Health, any health inspector, or any officer appointed by the Minister under section 3;
contact
“contact” means any person who has been or is likely to have been exposed to the risk of contracting an infectious disease, including any person arriving from an infected area;
observation
“observation” means the segregation of any contact or person suspected of suffering from any infectious disease for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not he is suffering from any infectious disease, and includes the treatment of that person;
surveillance
“surveillance” means the subjection of any person, who is not isolated, to periodical examination or enquiry for the purpose of ascertaining his state of health and to conditions imposed by an authorized officer for such purpose;