S.L. 465.10 Art. 11Powers in respect of certain persons on ships.

(1) Where there is, or the medical officer suspects that there is, on board a ship on arrival or already in port, a person suffering from an infectious disease or tuberculosis, the medical officer may -

(a) in the case of an infectious disease -

(i) cause the person to be removed from the ship and isolated or sent to hospital or to some other suitable place approved for that purpose by the local authority;

(ii) in the case of cholera, smallpox or viral haemorrhagic fever, place such person under surveillance for the appropriate period specified in regulation 36(1); or in writing of the medical officer;

(b) in the case of tuberculosis, if the person disembarks, send information to that effect to the medical officer of the area in which the intended destination and address of the person are situated.

(2) Where the Superintendent is satisfied that a serious danger to public health exists by reason of infectious disease and notifies medical officers accordingly, the medical officer may, and if the Superintendent of Public Health so directs shall, require a person disembarking from a ship state in writing his name and intended destination and address.