Malaysia legislation

Section 13

of Protection of Public Health Ordinance, 1999

Section 13

Where an area or place outside the State has been declared as an infected area under either section 6(1) or 10(1) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 [Act 342], the Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette,—

(a)

regulate, control or prohibit the entry into the State persons from the infected area or having contact with persons suffering from an infected disease in that area;

(b)

prescribe such measures to be taken in regard to persons arriving in the State; and

(c)

prescribe any measures or actions to be taken by the

Director or any local authority or any public officer, to prevent the spread of any infectious disease to the State.

Persons arriving in the State from infected area or having infectious disease

Section 13 — Protection of Public Health Ordinance, 1999