Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 s 11
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s 11
(1) If the Minister is satisfied that there is an outbreak of an infectious disease in any area in Malaysia, or that any area is threatened with an epidemic of any infectious disease, he may, by order in the Gazette, declare such area to be an infected local area.
(2) The Minister may, by regulations made under this Act, prescribe the measures to be taken to control or prevent the spread of any infectious disease within or from an infected local area.
(3) During the continuance in force of an order made under subsection (1), it shall be lawful for any authorized officer to direct any person or class or category of persons living in an infected local area or in any part thereof to subject himself or themselves—
(a) to treatment or immunization;
(b) to isolation, observation or surveillance, the period of which being specified according to circumstances; or
(c) to any other measures as the authorized officer considers necessary to control the disease.
(4) It shall be lawful for an authorized officer to use such force, with or without assistance, as may be necessary and to employ such methods as may be sufficient to ensure compliance with any direction issued under subsection (3).
(5) Any person who refuses to comply with any direction issued under subsection (3) commits an offence. Infected persons not to act in a manner likely to spread infectious disease
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Jika Menteri berpuas hati bahawa suatu penyakit berjangkit telah bermula di mana-mana kawasan di Malaysia, atau bahawa mana-mana kawasan diancam oleh wabak apa-apa penyakit berjangkit, dia boleh, melalui perintah dalam Warta, mengisytiharkan "kawasan itu sebagai kawasan tempatan jangkitan.
(2) Menteri boleh, melalui peraturan-peraturan yang dibuat di bawah Akta ini, menetapkan langkahlangkah yang hendak diambil untuk mengawal atau mencegah merebaknya apa-apa penyakit berjangkit di dalam atau dari sesuatu kawasan tempatan jangkitan.
(3) Selama berkuatkuasanya sesuatu perintah yang dıbuat di bawah subseksyen (1), adalah sah di sisi undang-undang bagi mana-mana pegawai diberikuasa mengarahkan supaya mana-mana orang atau golongan
[Bah. IV, S. 11-12] atau kumpulan orang yang tinggal di dalam sesuatu kawasan tempatan jangkitan atau di dalam mana-mana bahagian membenarkan dirinya atau'diri mereka-
(a) dirawat atau diimunisasi;
(b) diasingkan, diperhatikan atau diawasi selama tempoh yang ditetapkan mengikut hal keadaan; atau
(c) dikenakan apa-apa langkah lain sebagaimana yang difikirkan perlu oleh pegawai diberikuasa untuk mengawal penyakit itu.
(4) Adalah sah bagi seseorang pegawai diberikuasa menggunakan kekerasan, dengan bantuan atau tanpa bantuan, yang perlu dan menggunakan apa-apa cara yang mencukupi untuk memastikan bahawa apa-apa arahan yang dikeluarkan di bawah subseksyen (3) dipatuhi.
(5) Mana-mana orang yang enggan mematuhi apaapa arahan yang dikeluarkan di bawah subseksyen (3) adalah melakukan suatu kesalahan.
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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
