Infectious Diseases Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Prevention of Introduction of Infectious Diseases Into Brunei Darussalam
30. Measures required on arrival of vessels
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Director-General or any health officer may —
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director-General of Health Services;
inspect any vessel or any person or goods on board the vessel when in Brunei Darussalam;
subject persons on board a vessel, upon arrival, to medical examination;
direct health and sanitary measures to be taken in respect of a vessel;
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;
inspect the journal or log-book of the vessel or of the vessel’s papers; and
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.
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.
Terms defined in s 2
crew
Defined · s 2“crew” includes any person who is on board a vessel not for the sole purpose of travelling from one place to another but who is employed in the vessel’s service or in connection with its cargo;
Director-General
Defined · s 2“Director-General” means the Director-General of Health Services;
health officer
Defined · s 2“health officer” means any person who is authorised by the Director-General to carry into effect any provisions of this Act or the regulations made thereunder, and includes any person appointed as a health officer or a port health officer under the repealed Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Act;
master
Defined · s 2“master”, in relation to vessel, means the person for the time being in charge of or command of the vessel;
owner
Defined · s 2“owner”, in relation to any premises or vessel, means the person for the time being receiving the rent of the premises or vessel whether on his own account or as agent, trustee or receiver or who would receive the same if the premises or the vessel were let or chartered;
port
Defined · s 2“port” means any place in Brunei Darussalam and any navigable river or channel leading into such place declared to be a port under the Maritime and Port Authority of Brunei Darussalam Act and includes an airport;
vessel
Defined · s 2“vessel” includes any ship, boat, aircraft, vessel or motor vehicle or trailer of any description used in navigation by land, sea or air.