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Infectious Diseases Act · s 30

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s 30Measures required on arrival of vessels

(1)

The Director-General or any health officer may —

(a)

inspect any vessel or any person or goods on board the vessel when in Brunei Darussalam;

(b)

subject persons on board a vessel, upon arrival, to medical examination;

(c)

direct health and sanitary measures to be taken in respect of a vessel;

(d)

obtain from the master, or any other person on board the vessel, all necessary information that he requires to ascertain the health of the persons on board, the sanitary condition of the vessel and cargo and of the port last visited by that vessel and any other information that he may require;

(e)

inspect the journal or log-book of the vessel or of the vessel’s papers; and

(f)

direct the master, owner or agent of any vessel to forward a copy of the vessel’s passenger and crew list and cargo manifest immediately after the vessel’s arrival in Brunei Darussalam.

(2)

Any person who fails to comply with any direction or requirement under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.