Malaysia legislation

Section 12

of Public Health Ordinance 1960

Section 12

(1)

The Minister may by order declare that any disease other than those specified in the definition of ―notifiable disease‖ in subsection (1) of section 11 be a notifiable disease for the purposes of this Part.

(2)

The Minister may by order 

(a)

declare that only such provisions of this Part as are mentioned in the order shall apply to any notifiable disease;

(b)

restrict the provisions of this Part, as regards the notification of any disease, to any local authority area or to any area defined.

Obligation to notify notifiable disease.