Infectious Diseases Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Control of Infectious Diseases
11. Offence for supplying false or misleading information
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person who —
donates any blood or blood product at any blood bank or hospital in Brunei Darussalam for any use or purpose; and
directly in connection with such donation of blood or blood product, supplies any material information which he knows to be false or misleading, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding
$20,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.
In this section, “material information” means any information directly relating to the likelihood of transmission of an infectious disease by the use of any blood or blood product.
infectious disease
“infectious disease” means — (a) any of the diseases set out in Schedule 1; and (b) for the purposes of sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 48, 56 and 76(1)(g), includes any other disease that — (i) is caused or is suspected to be caused by a micro-organism or any agent of disease; (ii) is capable or is suspected to be capable of transmission by any means to human beings; and (iii) the Director-General has reason to believe, if left uninvestigated or unchecked, is likely to result in an epidemic of the disease;
Infectious Diseases
Terms defined in s 2
infectious disease
Defined · s 2“infectious disease” means — (a) any of the diseases set out in Schedule 1; and (b) for the purposes of sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 48, 56 and 76(1)(g), includes any other disease that — (i) is caused or is suspected to be caused by a micro-organism or any agent of disease; (ii) is capable or is suspected to be capable of transmission by any means to human beings; and (iii) the Director-General has reason to believe, if left uninvestigated or unchecked, is likely to result in an epidemic of the disease;
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