Infectious Diseases Act · s 18

Suggest a correction

Tell us what is wrong in this text. We check every suggestion against the official version before we change anything.

What is wrong?Wrong or mistyped wordsWrong structure or numberingWrong title or detailsText that appears twice

What should change, and whyUp to 2,000 characters.The text as it should read (optional)Edit the text above. Up to 20,000 characters.Where you checked it (optional)A link to the official version, if you have one.

The text as we hold it

Open the official text

s 18Abatement of overcrowding

(1)

If, in the opinion of the Director-General, a building is so overcrowded as to expose the occupants thereof to the risk of infection by an infectious disease, he may, by notice in writing, direct the owner or occupier of the building to abate the overcrowding or to close the building or part thereof within the time specified in the notice.

Infectious Diseases

(2)

When a building or any part thereof has been directed to be closed under subsection (1), any person who enters the building or part thereof without the permission of the Director-General is guilty of an offence.