Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 · Updated to 1 Jul 2020 · Part VI · Miscellaneous
27. Seizure and disposal of contaminated articles, etc.
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Without prejudice to any other power conferred under this
Act, an authorized officer may seize any article which is or is likely to have been contaminated, or which contains or appears to contain any pathogenic organism or substance, and may seize any animal which is or is likely to have been infected or contaminated.
authorized officer
“authorized officer” means any Medical Officer of Health, any health inspector, or any officer appointed by the Minister under section 3;
Where any article or animal seized under subsection (1) is incapable of being thoroughly disinfected and the owner or the person in whose possession the article or animal was at the time of the seizure consents in writing to the destruction of the article or animal, the article or animal may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the authorized officer may direct.
article
“article” means any non-living movable thing including food and drugs and also includes fittings and fixtures;
Where any article or animal seized under subsection (1) is incapable of being thoroughly disinfected and the owner or person in whose possession the article or animal was at the time of the seizure does not consent to the destruction of the article or animal, the authorized officer shall apply to a Magistrate for an order for the disposal of the article or animal and the Magistrate may make such order as he may deem fit, including an order for the destruction of such article or animal, notwithstanding that no one has been charged with or convicted of any offence in connection with the article or animal.
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;
pathogenic organism or substance
Defined · s 2“pathogenic organism or substance” includes— (a) any animal; (b) any noxious insect; (c) any living germ, microbe, bacteria or virus; (d) the culture of any germ, microbe, bacteria or virus; or (e) the product of any germ, microbe, bacteria or virus, capable of causing any infectious disease;