Movement of infectious
cases
restricted.
Exposure of infected persons and transfer of infectious cases except under proper precautions prohibited.
Transfer or exposure of infected articles prohibited.
Diseased persons not to be carried
in public
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(b) After such order of a magistrate has been obtained, any officer authorised to inspect premises under this section may, if necessary, break into the premises named in the order.
(c) Any order made by a magistrate under this section shall continue in force until the work for which the entry was necessary has been done.
(c) Restrictions Against the Exposure or Transport of Infected Persons or Infected Articles.
76. Except with the permission of a Health Officer no infected person shall depart from the house or place in which the disease manifested itself to any other house or place nor shall any person assist in such departure.
77.—(1) No person while suffering from an infectious disease shall expose himself in any place to which the public has access or in any other place used in common by persons other than the members of the family or household to which such infected person belongs, nor shall any person assist in such exposure.
(2) The transport of infected persons to hospital or other place approved by the Health Officer if carried out with proper precautions shall not be deemed an offence against this section.
78. No person shall knowingly give, lend, sell, pawn, transmit, remove or expose any bedding, clothing or other articles which have been exposed to the risk of infection. Removal with proper precautions by a Health Officer shall not be deemed an offence against this section.
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79. Except on the requisition of a Health Officer or police officer no owner, driver or person in charge of a public conveyance shall permit any person suffering from conveyances. infectious disease to enter such conveyance, nor shall any infected person enter a public conveyance except with the permission of a Health Officer.
Imprest of vehicles and beasts.
80. A Health Officer may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance, temporarily impress motor cars, carts, or other vehicles ordinarily let for hire with the beasts (if any) necessary to draw them and may engage the services of labourers or coolies. The owner of any cart or vehicle so impressed shall not be entitled to claim more than a reasonable sum for the use thereof. All such vehicles shall be disinfected before being returned to their
owners.
Conditions
under which infectious
cases can
be isolated in their own houses.
(d) Isolation of Infected Person in his own Premises
81. (1) If in the opinion of a Health Officer any person suffering from an infectious disease can be properly attended in his own home without danger to others, the Health Officer may order that such person shall be detained and treated there and the premises isolated.
(2) Every such order shall be in writing and signed by the Health Officer.