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Infectious Diseases Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Control of Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Control of Infectious Diseases
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The Director-General may undertake epidemiological surveys of people, animals or vectors in order to determine the existence, prevalence or incidence of any infectious disease or any other disease which the Minister,
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director-General of Health Services;
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by notification published in the Gazette, declares to be a disease to which this section applies.
In investigating any disease, the Director-General may require any person —
to furnish him as soon as practicable with such information as he may require for the purpose of the investigation; and
to submit to such medical examination as he thinks fit.
Any person who fails without reasonable excuse to furnish any information or to submit to any medical examination required under subsection (2) is guilty of an offence.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director-General of Health Services;
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;
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