Infectious Diseases Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Vaccination
49. Vaccination and intradermal tests
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
No vaccination or intradermal test shall be carried out except by a medical practitioner or by a nurse or any health officer working under the supervision of a medical practitioner.
medical practitioner
“medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered or exempted from registration under the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act;
Every medical practitioner shall —
keep, in such manner as the Director-General may require, a record of all vaccination and intradermal tests carried out by him or under his supervision; and
after carrying out any vaccination or intradermal test, notify within such period and in such manner as the Director-General may require —
the Director-General or any person who is designated by the Director-General for that purpose; and
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the person on whom the vaccination or intradermal test was carried out or, if such person is a child, to the parent or guardian of such child.
Terms defined in s 2
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regulations made thereunder, and includes any person appointed as a health officer or a port health officer under the repealed Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Act;
medical practitioner
Defined · s 2“medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered or exempted from registration under the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act;
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