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Infectious Diseases Act 1976 s 34

s 34 Unauthorised boarding or disembarking from infected vessel

34. —(1) The master of any infected vessel must, while it is subject to quarantine — ( a ) prevent and, if necessary, detain any person disembarking from the vessel without being authorised by a Port Health Officer; ( b ) detain any person from Singapore who, without the permission of a Port Health Officer, boards the vessel; ( c ) deliver any person detained to a Port Health Officer; ( d ) prevent any baggage or cargo from being discharged from the vessel; and ( e ) prevent any rodent from leaving or entering the vessel. (2) A master who fails to comply with any of the provisions of subsection (1) and any person aiding or abetting a master shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both. (3) For the purposes of section 33 and this section, “infected” means infected with a dangerous infectious disease. —(1) The master of any infected vessel must, while it is subject to quarantine — ( a ) prevent and, if necessary, detain any person disembarking from the vessel without being authorised by a Port Health Officer; ( b ) detain any person from Singapore who, without the permission of a Port Health Officer, boards the vessel; ( c ) deliver any person detained to a Port Health Officer; ( d ) prevent any baggage or cargo from being discharged from the vessel; and ( e ) prevent any rodent from leaving or entering the vessel. (2) A master who fails to comply with any of the provisions of subsection (1) and any person aiding or abetting a master shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both. (3) For the purposes of section 33 and this section, “infected” means infected with a dangerous infectious disease.

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