Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 · Updated to 1 Jul 2020 · Part III · Prevention of Importation of Infectious Disease
7. Entry into and examination of vehicles and the measures thereafter
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
An authorized officer may—
authorized officer
“authorized officer” means any Medical Officer of Health, any health inspector, or any officer appointed by the Minister under section 3;
enter into and medically examine any vehicle at any time upon its arrival in Malaysia;
medically examine any person, animal or article on board such vehicle; and
take such samples as may be necessary for the purpose of determining the sanitary condition of such vehicle or article or the state of health of such person or animal.
An authorized officer may order any part of any vehicle, which he has reason to believe to be contaminated or infested, to be disinfected, disinsected or deratted to that officer’s satisfaction.
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.
If in the course of a medical examination under subsection (1)
an authorized officer finds or has reason to believe that any person is infected or is a contact, he may order such person—
contact
“contact” means any person who has been or is likely to have been exposed to the risk of contracting an infectious disease, including any person arriving from an infected area;
to be removed to a quarantine station and detained therein for isolation or observation; or
to be put under surveillance until such time as the disease is no longer communicable to others.
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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;
contact
Defined · s 2“contact” means any person who has been or is likely to have been exposed to the risk of contracting an infectious disease, including any person arriving from an infected area;
observation
Defined · s 2“observation” means the segregation of any contact or person suspected of suffering from any infectious disease for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not he is suffering from any infectious disease, and includes the treatment of that person;
quarantine station
Defined · s 2“quarantine station” means any place where isolation or observation is carried out and includes an infectious disease hospital and any place declared by the Minister in the Gazette to be a quarantine station;
surveillance
Defined · s 2“surveillance” means the subjection of any person, who is not isolated, to periodical examination or enquiry for the purpose of ascertaining his state of health and to conditions imposed by an authorized officer for such purpose;
vehicle
Defined · s 2“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.
Part IV
Control of the Spread of Infectious Disease
Part V
Offences and Penalties
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