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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER, 1897.
And whereas by a General Order dated the 9th day of November, 1896, We, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Us by the Public Health Act, 1875, the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and the Public Health Act, 1896, prescribed certain rules and regulations with a view to the treat- ment of persons affected with Cholera, Yellow Fever, or Plague, and for the prevention of the spread of such diseases, and such rules and regulations are now in force within the Ports of Liverpool and Manchester;
And whereas it is expedient that the said rules and regulations prescribed by the said Order dated the 9th day of November, 1896, should be revoked so far as regards the said Port of Manchester, and so far as regards ships bound to the Port of Manchester and coming or being within the Port of Liverpool, and that other rules and regulations should be prescribed with regard to the Port of Man- chester and ships bound to that Port and coming or being within the Port of Liverpool;
And whereas the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Customs and the Board of Trade have respect- ively signified their consent to the Regulations herein-after set forth so far as they apply to the Officers of Customs and to signals:
NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers before referred to, We hereby rescind, so far as regards the said Port of Manchester and ships bound to that Port and coming or being within the Port of Liverpool, the said Order dated the Ninth day of November, One thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, except in so far as it may apply to any proceedings now pending; and We do, by this Our Order, and in exercise of the powers conferred on Us by the Public Health Act, 1875, and the Public Health Act, 1896, and every other power enabling Us in that behalf, make the following Re- gulations with regard to the said Port of Manchester and ships bound to that Port and coming or being within the Port of Liverpool, and Declare that they shall be enforced and executed by the Authorities and Officers herein-after mentioned :-
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ARTICLE I.—In this Order-
The term "Ship" includes vessel or boat;
The term "Officer of Customs" includes any person acting under the authority of the Commis- sioners of Her Majesty's Customs;
The term "Master," used in relation to a ship, includes the officer, pilot, or other person for the time being in charge or command of the ship;
The term "Cholera" includes Choleraic Diarrhoea ;
The term "Local Authority" means any Council of a County Borough or any Urban or Rural District Council, and in the Administrative County of London any Sanitary Authority, as defined by the Public Health (London) Act, 1891;
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The term "Medical Officer of Health" includes any duly qualified Medical Practitioner appointed or employed to act in the execution of this Order ;
The term "Infected" means infected with Cholera, Yellow Fever, or Plague: Provided that every ship shall be deemed infected in which there is or has been during the voyage, or during the stay of such ship in the port of departure or in a port in the course of such voyage, any case of Cholera, Yellow Fever, or Plague.
ARTICLE II. With regard to ships bound to the Port of Manchester which are brought up for Customs purposes within the Port of Liverpool the following provisions shall have effect :—
(1.) The Officer of Customs who, on the arrival of any such ship from foreign, shall visit the ship, shall ascertain, so far as possible, whether such ship is infected, and, if he have any reason to suspect that the ship is infected or has come from any infected place, shall require the Master of the Ship, or the Surgeon, if the ship carries a Surgeon, to give (in writing under his hand and in the form hereunto appended or in a form to the like effect) a true answer to the following question :-
Question. Has any case or suspected case of
Cholera,
Yellow Fever, or
Plague
occurred in the ship
during the voyage from
in that port or in any other port in the course of the voyage?
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No case or suspected case of Cholera, Yellow Fever, or Plague occurred on board the
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Signed
Master [or Surgeon] of the