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← Environmental Public Health Act 1987

Environmental Public Health Act 1987 s 37

s 37 Persons with infectious diseases not to carry on business

37.—(1) The Director‑General, Food Administration may require any person to whom a licence has been issued under this Part (called in this Part a licensee) or any assistant or employee of the licensee or any applicant for a licence under this Part to submit to medical examination.[11/2019] (2) If the licensee, assistant, employee or applicant is suffering from or is suspected to be suffering from an infectious disease or is suspected to be a carrier of the infectious disease, the Director‑General, Food Administration may require him or her to undergo treatment.[11/2019] (3) The Director‑General, Food Administration may require that treatment to be obtained at any hospital as he or she may think fit.[11/2019] (4) The Director‑General, Food Administration may require any licensee or any assistant or employee of the licensee to submit to immunisation against any infectious disease.[11/2019] (5) Every licensee must ensure that the licensee’s assistant or any person employed by the licensee is immunised against any infectious disease as required by the Director‑General, Food Administration.[11/2019] (6) The Director‑General, Food Administration may, at any time, revoke or suspend any licence issued under this Part if —(a) the licensee is suffering from an infectious disease; (b) the licensee knowingly employs any person who is suffering from or is suspected to be suffering from an infectious disease; (c) the licensee or the licensee’s assistant or employee refuses to comply with any requisition made by the Director‑General, Food Administration under subsection (1), (2) or (3); and (d) the licensee does not comply with subsection (5).[11/2019]

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