Infectious Diseases Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Control of Infectious Diseases
15. Isolation of certain persons
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Director-General may order any person who is, or is suspected to be, a case or carrier or contact of an infectious disease to be detained and isolated in a hospital or other place for such period of time and subject to such conditions, as the Director-General may determine.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director-General of Health Services;
Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, order the removal forthwith from Brunei Darussalam of any person referred to in subsection (1)
who is not a citizen of Brunei Darussalam.
The Director-General may order any person who is, or is suspected or continues to be suspected to be, a case or carrier or contact of an infectious disease, or who has recently recovered from or been treated for such disease, to remain and to be isolated and (if necessary) be treated, in his own dwelling place —
carrier
“carrier”, in relation to any infectious disease, means any person who is harbouring, or is likely to or is suspected to harbour, the agents of that disease;
for such period of time as may be necessary for the protection of the public; and
subject to such conditions as the Director-General may consider necessary for this purpose.
If any person against whom an order under subsection (1) or (3)
is made —
fails to proceed to the place in which he is to be isolated within the time specified in the order;
without the permission of the Director-General, leaves or attempts to leave the place in which he is being isolated; or
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fails to comply with any condition to which the person is subject, that person is guilty of an offence.
Any person in respect of whom an order under subsection (2)
has been made who fails to comply with that order is guilty of an offence.
Terms defined in s 2
carrier
Defined · s 2“carrier”, in relation to any infectious disease, means any person who is harbouring, or is likely to or is suspected to harbour, the agents of that disease;
contact
Defined · s 2“contact”, in relation to any infectious disease, means any person who has been exposed to the risk of infection from that disease;
Director-General
Defined · s 2“Director-General” means the Director-General of Health Services;
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;
isolation
Defined · s 2“isolation”, in relation to a person or group of persons, means the separation of that person or group of persons from any other persons, other than — (a) the health staff in charge of the care and isolation of that person or group of persons; and (b) such other persons as the Director-General may allow;
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