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← Infectious Diseases Act 1976

Infectious Diseases Act 1976 s 29

s 29 Measures required of a vessel or vehicle on arrival

29. —(1) The Director-General of Public Health, the Director-General, Food Administration or a Port Health Officer may — ( a ) inspect any vessel or vehicle or any person or class of persons or goods on board the vessel or in the vehicle when in Singapore; [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] ( b ) in respect of any person or class of persons on board a vessel or in a vehicle — (i) subject that person or class of persons to medical examination upon arrival in Singapore; and (ii) impose any requirement relating to the medical examination that the Director-General of Public Health, the Director-General, Food Administration or a Port Health Officer thinks fit; [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] ( c ) direct health and sanitary measures to be taken in respect of a vessel or vehicle; ( d ) obtain from the master, or any other person or class of persons on board the vessel, all necessary information that he or she requires to ascertain the health of any person or class of persons on board, the sanitary condition of the vessel and cargo and of the port last visited by that vessel and any other information that he or she requires; [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] ( e ) inspect the journal or logbook of the vessel or of the vessel’s papers; and ( f ) direct the master, owner or agent of any vessel to forward a copy of the vessel’s passenger and crew list and cargo manifest immediately after the vessel’s arrival in Singapore. [11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (2) Any person (including any person in a class of persons) who fails to comply with any direction or requirement of the Director-General of Public Health, the Director-General, Food Administration or the Port Health Officer under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000. [11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] —(1) The Director-General of Public Health, the Director-General, Food Administration or a Port Health Officer may — ( a ) inspect any vessel or vehicle or any person or class of persons or goods on board the vessel or in the vehicle when in Singapore; [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] ( b ) in respect of any person or class of persons on board a vessel or in a vehicle — (i) subject that person or class of persons to medical examination upon arrival in Singapore; and (ii) impose any requirement relating to the medical examination that the Director-General of Public Health, the Director-General, Food Administration or a Port Health Officer thinks fit; [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] ( c ) direct health and sanitary measures to be taken in respect of a vessel or vehicle; ( d ) obtain from the master, or any other person or class of persons on board the vessel, all necessary information that he or she requires to ascertain the health of any person or class of persons on board, the sanitary condition of the vessel and cargo and of the port last visited by that vessel and any other information that he or she requires; [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] ( e ) inspect the journal or logbook of the vessel or of the vessel’s papers; and ( f ) direct the master, owner or agent of any vessel to forward a copy of the vessel’s passenger and crew list and cargo manifest immediately after the vessel’s arrival in Singapore. [11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (2) Any person (including any person in a class of persons) who fails to comply with any direction or requirement of the Director-General of Public Health, the Director-General, Food Administration or the Port Health Officer under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000. [11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024]

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