VACCINATION.
No. 12 of 1923.
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Vaccination of persons subjected to the risk of infection and of persons desiring to land in the Colony.
16.—(1) If the Medical Officer of Health, or any vaccinator deputed for the purposes of this section by the Medical Officer of Health, considers that it is desirable that any person, who in his opinion has been subjected to the risk of infection from small-pox, should be vaccinated or re-vaccinated, he may direct such person to be vaccinated or re-vaccinated forthwith, and shall, if required by such person, either by himself or by some other qualified person perform such vaccination or re-vaccination free of charge.
(2) If such person refuses to be vaccinated or re-vaccinated forthwith, the Medical Officer of Health may, by warrant in Form No. 7 in the Second Schedule order that such person be detained in a Government quarantine station for any period not exceeding ten days, and may cause such person to be removed thereto, and any such person may be detained by any public vaccinator or by any public officer for such time as may reasonably be necessary for the purpose of obtaining and executing the warrant of the Medical Officer of Health under this sub-section.
17.—(1) Whenever the Health Officer of the Port notifies the owners, charterers, agents or master of any ship that he requires the vaccination or re-vaccination of any persons who have arrived in the Colony on board such ship and who desire to land in the Colony, such ship shall anchor at a quarantine anchorage and, except with the permission of the Health Officer of the Port, no such person shall land in the Colony until he has been vaccinated or re-vaccinated, as the case may be.
(2) If any such person refuses to be vaccinated or re-vaccinated, the Health Officer of the Port may, by warrant in Form No. 8 in the Second Schedule, order that such person be detained in a Government quarantine station for any period not exceeding ten days, and may cause such person to be removed thereto.
(3) The master shall detain on the ship any such person who is not permitted to land in the Colony and may use any means reasonably necessary for that purpose.
Form No. 8.