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No. 10 of 1899.
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tion of terms.
Flying of yellow dag on arrival.
by Health Officer.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
Table L. QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.
1. In these regulations,-
(s. 23 (1).]
"Health Officer " means the Health Officer of the Port or any other medical officer duly authorised to act for or assist him, or in charge of any place set apart for the detention and seclusion of perusos actually suffering froin disease:
"Vessel" includes British and foreign ships-of-war, as well as all other vessels :
Port or place at which any infectious or contagious disease - vailed" means a port or place proclaimed to be such by order of the Governor-in-Council:
** Infectious or contagious disease means cholera, choleraic diarrhoea, stall-pox, typhus fever, yellow fever, bubonic plague, and any such other epidemie disease as the Health Officer may consider to imperil the safety of the passengers or crew:
"Infected vessel " means any vessel which has e case of any of the above mentioned diseases on board, or on which any case of any such diseases has occurred within a period of 12 days previous to the date of arrival of the vessel in the waters of the Colony, except in the case of cholera when such period shall be 7 days instead of 12:
"Suspected vessel" means any vessel on which any case of any of the above mentioned diseases has occurred at the time of departure or during the voyage, but on which no fresh case has occurred within a period of 12 days, or in the case of cholera 7 days, previous to the date of arrival of the vessel in the waters of the Colony.
Healthy vesse!" means any vessel which having come from a port or place at which any infectious or contagious disease prevailed, has had no death from, and no case of any such disease on board while at such port or place or during the voyage therefrom, or on arrival.
", and every healthy"
2. Every infected", every suspected vessel on entering the waters of the Colony alall fly and keep flying a yellow flag (letter Q in International Code of Signals) and shall not com- Examination inunicate with the shore until granted pratique by express written order of the Health Officer, who shall board every such vessel and shall examine all the passengers and crew thereof. Provided never- theless, that any such vessel, which is on a voyage to any other place and which has held no communication with the shore except as per- mitted by these regulations, may with the written consent of the Health Officer, proceed on such voyage or transship her passengers for the purpose of completing such voyage.
Proceeding
8-(2) Every infected", every "suspected", and every "healthy" to quarantine vessel shall, unless previously granted pratique, proceed at once to anchorage. the Quarantine Anchorage and shall not remove therefrom, except
• As amended by G. N. 109 of 1908, G, N, 196 of 1912, No. 50 of 1911, No. 16 of 1919, No. 17 of 1912, No. 48 of 1912 and No. 48 of 1912 Supp. Sched.
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from stress of weather, until released by order of the Health Officer, Tabla L. No vessel which is compelled to leave the Quarantine Anchorage from stress of weather shall communicate except by signals with the shore, or with any other vessel and such vessel shall return to the Quarantine Anchorage immediately such stress of weather has subsided: Provid- ed that in case of stress of weather involving probable actual danger to the vessel, the vessel may remove for a time, but shall be deemed nevertheless for all purposes to be subject to all other regulations applicable to such vessels.
(b) No such vessel shall enter the harbour limita before 6 a.m, or
after 6 p.m.
4. The master of every vessel shall remove his vessel to any part of Quarantina the Quarantine Anchorage, as and when required by the Harbour anchorage.
Master.
8. The master or other person having the control of any vessel shall Obligation to "give to the Health Officer or Boarding Officer such information about give informas- the vessel and the voyage and the health of the crew and passengers tiun about Vessel, etc. and otherwise as the Health Officer or Boarding Officer may require, and shall answer truly and fully all the questions put to him by the Health Officer or Boarding Officer.
6. (a) On the arrival of an "infected" vessel at the Quarantine Examination Anchorage the Health Officer shall medically examine all persons on of persons on board such vessel and shall arrange for the removal of any persons board vessel
On arrival, suffering from any of the above-mentioned diseases to a hospital, and and proceed- for the removal of any dead bodies for burial. The passengers and ings there- crew shall then be kept under observation either on board such vessel after. or at an Observation Station to be appointed by the Governor-in- Council, or shall be permitted to land, and be kept under surveillance at their residences on shore, at the discretion of the Health Officer; Provided that such observation or such surveillance shall in no case extend for a longer period than 10 days, or in the case of cholera 5 Infected “ days, from the date of arrival of the vessel in the waters of the Colony, vessel. The Health Officer shall then forthwith proceed with the disinfection of the vessel and with the disinfection or destruction of such of the merchandise on board and of the baggage and personal effects of the passengers and crew as he may deem necessary, and the master of every such vessel shall comply with any instructions that the Health Officer may give as to the disinfection and pumping out of bilge water, the disinfection of drinking water tanks, and the provision of a proper and adequate supply of fresh drinking water.
Provided that any pemon certified by the Health Officer to ba suffering from any illness which such officer suspects may prove to be an infectious or contagious disease may either be detained on board the ship or may be taken to some hospital or other place appointed for the purpose; and detained there for a period not exceeding 2 days, in order that it may be ascertained whether his illness is or is not infectious or contagious; and that during such period the vessel may be treated as an "infected" vessel,
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