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 an authorized officer is satisfied that there is or has been a case of infectious disease in any building and that it is necessary so to do, he may issue an order prohibiting any person from selling or letting such building or any part thereof without the certificate in writing of an authorized officer certifying that such building, or part thereof, and articles therein—
authorized officer
“authorized officer” means any Medical Officer of Health, any health inspector, or any officer appointed by the Minister under section 3;
have been disinfected to the authorized officer’s satisfaction; or
need not be disinfected, as the case may be.
Any person who contravenes any order issued under subsection
commits an offence.
For the purpose of this section, “letting” includes the admission of any person into a boarding house as a paying lodger.
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;