Infectious Diseases Act · s 35

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s 35Unauthorised boarding or disembarking from infected vessel

(1)

The master of any infected vessel shall, while it is subject to quarantine —

(a)

prevent and, if necessary, detain any person disembarking from the vessel without being authorised by any health officer;

(b)

detain any person from Brunei Darussalam who without the permission of any health officer boards the vessel;

(c)

deliver any person detained to any health officer;

(d)

prevent any baggage or cargo from being discharged from the vessel; and

(e)

prevent any rodent from leaving or entering the vessel.

(2)

A master who fails to comply with any of the provisions of subsection (1) and any person aiding or abetting a master is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.

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(3)

For the purposes of section 34 and this section, “infected” means infected with a dangerous infectious disease.