s 14 Wakes and disposal of corpses
14. —(1) Where any person has died while being, or suspected of being, a case or an at-risk individual of an infectious disease, the Director-General of Health may by order — ( a ) prohibit the conduct of a wake over the body of that person or impose any conditions that the Director-General of Health thinks fit on the conduct of such wake; or [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] ( b ) impose any conditions that the Director-General of Health thinks fit for the collection, removal and disposal of the body of that person. [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] (2) If any person contravenes any order under subsection (1) — ( a ) that person shall be guilty of an offence; and ( b ) any Health Officer may take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that the order is complied with, including entering any premises at any time without warrant and with such force as may be necessary to collect, remove and dispose of the body of the deceased person. (3) Any costs and expenses incurred by a Health Officer under subsection (2)( b ) must be borne by the person in default and may be recovered as a debt due to the Government. —(1) Where any person has died while being, or suspected of being, a case or an at-risk individual of an infectious disease, the Director-General of Health may by order — ( a ) prohibit the conduct of a wake over the body of that person or impose any conditions that the Director-General of Health thinks fit on the conduct of such wake; or [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] ( b ) impose any conditions that the Director-General of Health thinks fit for the collection, removal and disposal of the body of that person. [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] (2) If any person contravenes any order under subsection (1) — ( a ) that person shall be guilty of an offence; and ( b ) any Health Officer may take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that the order is complied with, including entering any premises at any time without warrant and with such force as may be necessary to collect, remove and dispose of the body of the deceased person. (3) Any costs and expenses incurred by a Health Officer under subsection (2)( b ) must be borne by the person in default and may be recovered as a debt due to the Government.