1170 [ 5 OF 1890. ) VACCINATION.
Rules and
regulations.
5. The Governor in Council shall have power from time to
time to make, alter, amend or cancel rules and regulations for
the purpose of this ordinance in respect of the matters herein
after mentioned but such rules and regulations and any altera
tion , amendment or cancellation thereof shall have no force or
effect until published in the Gazette, viz .:
( 1. ) The duties and powers of all officers appointed under
this ordinance.
( 2. ) The remuneration ( if any ) to be paid for vaccination
by a public vaccinator and the time and place of
vaccination .
( 3. ) All such other matters not herein before specifically
named which may conduce to the better carrying
out of this ordinance.
Children of 6
months and 6. The parent or guardian of any child resident within the
more to be
vaccinated ,
Colony, if such child be six months old or more, and has not
been already successfully vaccinated, (proof of which successful
vaccination may be required by the Registrar General) shall
cause such child to be vaccinated by a medical practitioner or
public vaccinator, and such medical practitioner or public vac
cinator shall, upon personal inspection of the snccessful vacci
nation of such child, furnish the parent or guardian with a
certificate of the successful vaccination of such child in the form
of schedule A hereto, and such parent or guardian shall, within
seven days after the date thereof, lodge such certificate with the
Registrar General, who shall preserve the same..
Certificate of
unfitness for 7. If any medical practitioner or public vaccinator shall be
successful
vaccination.
of opinion that any child is not a fit and proper subject to be
successfully vaccivated , he shall thereupon deliver to theparent
.
or guardian of such child, a certificate under his hand in the
form of schedule B, that such child is unfit for successful
vaccination and such certificate shall remain in force for two
months from its delivery as aforesaid . If such child be not
successfully vaccinated at the termination of such period of two
months, then the certificate on the application ofsuch parent or
guardian shall be renewed by a medical practitioner or public
Vaccinator during each succeeding period of two months until
such child shall have been successfully vaccinated, and such
ronewal shall be endorsed on the certificate and dated as of the
date of such renewal and shall be signed by the medical practi
tioner or public vaccinator granting the further certificate.
The production of such certificate of unfitness for successful
vaccination shall be a sufficient defence against any complaint
whic m h ay be brought against such parent or guardian for non
coinpliance with the provisions of this ordinance in respect of
the non -vaccination of such child .