Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 · Updated to 1 Jul 2020 · Part VI · Miscellaneous
Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 · Updated to 1 Jul 2020 · Part VI · Miscellaneous
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, exempt—
any person or class of persons;
any article;
any vehicle;
any human remains, human tissues or part thereof;
any animal; or
any pathogenic organism or substance, from the operation of any of the provisions of this Act or any regulations made under this Act.
The Minister may, in making the order under subsection (1), impose such conditions as he thinks fit.
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article
“article” means any non-living movable thing including food and drugs and also includes fittings and fixtures;
pathogenic organism or substance
“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;
vehicle
“vehicle” includes a ship, an aircraft, a train, a road vehicle and any other means of transport. (2) Any reference to “airport” or “port” includes a reference to any structure, permanent or otherwise, within the limits thereof.