Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Act · s 39

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39.
Vaccination of infants
(1)
The parents of every child born in Brunei
Darussalam shall within 6 months after its birth and the parent of every child not born in Brunei Darussalam, but residing therein, shall within 6 months after its arrival in Brunei
Darussalam, if evidence of successful vaccination cannot be produced and any other person who has the custody of any such child by reason of the death, illness, absence or inability of the parent or other cause shall, if evidence of successful vaccination cannot be produced, within 6 months after receiving the custody of such child take or cause it to be taken to the public vaccinator of the vaccination district in which it is then resident or to a medical practitioner.
(2)
The public vaccinator or medical practitioner to whom the child is brought shall with all reasonable despatch vaccinate it.
Vaccination at the age of 7 years.
(3)
(a)
The parent or any person having the custody of any child in Brunei Darussalam who has attained the age of 7
years shall within 6 months after such child has attained the said age, take such child to a public vaccinator or medical practitioner for examination.
(b)
If the public vaccinator or medical practitioner is of opinion that such child —
(i)
has not been successfully vaccinated within the previous 12 months he shall forthwith vaccinate the child;
(ii)
has been successfully vaccinated within the previous 12 months he shall direct when such child shall be brought for vaccination:

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Provided that no child who has been twice successfully vaccinated before the age of 10 years shall be required to submit to further vaccination except as hereinafter enacted.

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s 39Vaccination of infants

(1)

The parents of every child born in Brunei

Darussalam shall within 6 months after its birth and the parent of every child not born in Brunei Darussalam, but residing therein, shall within 6 months after its arrival in Brunei

Darussalam, if evidence of successful vaccination cannot be produced and any other person who has the custody of any such child by reason of the death, illness, absence or inability of the parent or other cause shall, if evidence of successful vaccination cannot be produced, within 6 months after receiving the custody of such child take or cause it to be taken to the public vaccinator of the vaccination district in which it is then resident or to a medical practitioner.

(2)

The public vaccinator or medical practitioner to whom the child is brought shall with all reasonable despatch vaccinate it.

Vaccination at the age of 7 years.

(3)

(a)

The parent or any person having the custody of any child in Brunei Darussalam who has attained the age of 7

years shall within 6 months after such child has attained the said age, take such child to a public vaccinator or medical practitioner for examination.

(b)

If the public vaccinator or medical practitioner is of opinion that such child —

(i)

has not been successfully vaccinated within the previous 12 months he shall forthwith vaccinate the child;

(ii)

has been successfully vaccinated within the previous 12 months he shall direct when such child shall be brought for vaccination:

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Provided that no child who has been twice successfully vaccinated before the age of 10 years shall be required to submit to further vaccination except as hereinafter enacted.