Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 · Updated to 1 Jul 2020 · Part IV · Control of the Spread of Infectious Disease
18. Disinfection and closure of premises
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
If an authorized officer has reason to believe that there has been a person with an infectious disease on any premises, or that there exist on any premises conditions likely to lead to the outbreak or spread of any infectious disease, he may do any or all of the following:
authorized officer
“authorized officer” means any Medical Officer of Health, any health inspector, or any officer appointed by the Minister under section 3;
examine or cause to be examined any person found on the premises with a view to ascertaining if the person is suffering or has been suffering from an infectious disease;
examine the premises and any article or animal on the premises with a view to ascertaining if they are contaminated or infected, as the case may be;
order the premises or any part thereof to be disinfected, disinsected and deratted;
order the premises or any part thereof to be closed until the premises have been thoroughly disinfected, disinsected and deratted;
order the disinfection of all contaminated articles and infected or contaminated animals on the premises or, if such article or animal is incapable of being thoroughly disinfected, order its destruction;
do any other act to prevent the outbreak or the spread of any infectious disease.
An authorized officer may at any time enter any premises for the purpose of exercising the powers conferred upon him by subsection
premises
“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;
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Terms defined in s 2
article
Defined · s 2“article” means any non-living movable thing including food and drugs and also includes fittings and fixtures;
authorized officer
Defined · s 2“authorized officer” means any Medical Officer of Health, any health inspector, or any officer appointed by the Minister under section 3;
infectious disease
Defined · s 2“infectious disease” means any disease specified in the First Schedule;
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;