Singapore Statutes Online - 137 - Infectious Diseases Act

Infectious Diseases Act
(CHAPTER 137)

Part I PRELIMINARY

1 Short title

2 Interpretation

Part II ADMINISTRATION

3 Administration of this Act

4 Delegation

5 Advisory committees

Part III CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES WITHIN SINGAPORE

6 Notification of infectious diseases

7 Epidemiological surveys and investigations

8 Medical examination and treatment

9 Post-mortem examination

10 Director may require information from medical practitioners, etc.

11 Offence for supplying false or misleading information

12 Treatment of premises or vessel

13 Destruction and disposal of infected animals, food and water

14 Wakes and disposal of corpses

15 Isolation of certain persons

16 Surveillance

17 Isolation area

18 Abatement of overcrowding

19 Closure of food establishment

20 Prohibition of meetings, gatherings and public entertainments

21 Control of occupation, trade or business

21A Certain persons not to act in manner likely to spread disease

Part IV CONTROL OF AIDS AND HIV INFECTION

22 Person with AIDS or HIV Infection to undergo counselling, etc.

23 Sexual intercourse by person with AIDS or HIV Infection

24 Blood donation and other acts by person with AIDS or HIV Infection

25 Protection of identity of person with AIDS, HIV Infection or other sexually transmitted disease

25A Disclosure by Director, medical practitioner and recipient of information

Part V PREVENTION OF INTRODUCTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES INTO SINGAPORE

26 Infected area

27 Vessels, persons and articles from infected area

28 Information required on arrival of vessels

29 Measures required of a vessel or vehicle on arrival

30 Undertaking to report to Port Health Officer

31 Vaccination

32 Disinfection and treatment of vessel and vehicle

33 Arrival of infected ships

34 Unauthorised boarding or disembarking from infected vessel

35 Pratique

36 Discharge of waste or matter

37 Vessels within waters of Singapore

38 Person supplying food and water

39 Powers of Director-General or Port Health Officer regarding food and water

40 Importation of vectors of diseases

41 Importation of agents of diseases

42 Power to inspect merchandise, etc., on board vessel

43 Corpses

44 Master, etc., of vessel to assist Director-General, Director, etc.

45 Liability of master, owner or agent for expenses

Part VI VACCINATION

46 Responsibility of parent or guardian

47 Power to order mandatory vaccination of persons in certain cases

48 Vaccination and intradermal tests

49 Exemption from vaccination

50 Certificates of unfitness

51 Offence

52 Suspension of this Part

53 Issue of international certificates of vaccination

54 Fees for vaccinations and intradermal tests

Part VII ENFORCEMENT

55 Powers of Director and Health Officers in dealing with outbreaks and suspected outbreaks of infectious diseases

56 Powers of arrest

56A Powers of arrest of person in isolation, undergoing surveillance, etc.

57 Police officer or Health Officer may demand names and addresses in certain cases

57A Disclosure of information to prevent spread of infectious disease

58 Extraordinary powers in relation to emergency measures

59 Police assistance

Part VIII MISCELLANEOUS

60 Service of notices, orders or other documents

61 Default in compliance with notice

62 Inaccuracies in documents

63 Evidence

64 Obstruction of persons executing power, etc.

65 General penalties

66 Offences triable by Magistrate’s Court

67 Immunity of Government, Agency, etc.

68 Composition of offences

69 Fees, etc., collected by Director and Director-General

70 Amendment of Schedules

71 Exemption

72 Other written law not affected

73 Regulations

74 Transitional and saving provisions

FIRST SCHEDULE Infectious Diseases

SECOND SCHEDULE Dangerous Infectious Diseases

THIRD SCHEDULE Vaccination of Persons Leaving or Arriving in Singapore

FOURTH SCHEDULE Diseases Against Which A Child Is to be Vaccinated

FIFTH SCHEDULE Diseases in Respect of Which Acts Referred to in Section 21A Are Prohibited

SIXTH SCHEDULE Diseases in Respect of Which Information May be Disclosed by the Director to A Person to Enable Him to Take Steps to Prevent Spread of Diseases

Legislative History

Comparative Table

Powers of arrest

56.

—(1) Any police officer or any Health Officer authorised in writing in that behalf by the Director-General or the Director may arrest any person committing or who he has reason to believe has committed any offence punishable under this Act if —

(a)

the name and address of the person are unknown to him;

(b)

the person declines to give his name and address; or

(c)

there is reason to doubt the accuracy of the name and address if given.

[4/2002; 5/2003]

(2) A person arrested under subsection (1) may be detained until his name and address are correctly ascertained.

(3) No person so arrested shall be detained longer than is necessary for bringing him before a court unless the order of a court for his detention is obtained.