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
Where—
a person has died or is suspected to have died of an infectious disease; and
an authorized officer has given directions as to the manner in which the corpse of such person is to be buried or cremated, no person shall bury or cremate such corpse otherwise than in accordance with the directions of the authorized officer.
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.
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authorized officer
“authorized officer” means any Medical Officer of Health, any health inspector, or any officer appointed by the Minister under section 3;
infectious disease
“infectious disease” means any disease specified in the First Schedule;