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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MARCH, 1890.

Title.

Short title.

Repeal.

Interpretation

of terms.

(Ord. 1 of 88 5, 2.)

Public Vaccinators. (Tbid 3.)

Vaccination Officer.

Inspector of Farcination.

Roles and Regulations.

DRAFT BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to amend the law relating to Infant Vaccination and to provide for the re- gistration of all persons vaccinated

BE

by a Public Vaccinator.

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Vaccination Ordinance, 1890.

2. The Vaccination Ordinance 1888, is hereby repealed but such repeal shall not affect the past operation of the said Ordinance or anything done or suffered or any appoint- ment made thereunder.

3. In this Ordinance and in any Rules and Regulations made thereunder the following words and expressions shall have the meanings hereinafter set against them, unless such meanings be repugnant to or inconsistent with the context:-

Parent. The father of any child, or in the event of the death, illness, or inability of the father, then the mother.

Guardian.—The person who shall, for the time being,

have the care, murture, or custody of any child. Medical Practitioner.-Any surgeon, physician, or medical practitioner registered as such under Ordinance No. 6 of 1884.

Public Vaccinator.-Any person authorized and ap- pointed by the Governor under the provisions of this Ordinance for the special purpose of vacci- nating persons.

Child. Any person under fourteen years of age. 4. (1) Subject to any appointments under the Ordi- nance hereby repealed, the Governor shall appoint such duly qualified persons as he may deem fit, to be Public Vaccinators within the Colony, and shall appoint such local stations or places within the City of Victoria and in the Villages of Hongkong and Kowloon as he may deem ex- pedient for the purposes of public vaccination, and such Public Vaccinators shall vaccinate all persons who may come to them at such local stations or places for that pur- pose.

(2.) It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint some fit person to be called The Vaccination Officer to make enquiry and ascertain whether every child within the Colony has been vaccinated or not. Such officer shall for the purpose aforesaid have power to enter all houses, pre- mises, ships, vessels and boats of every description, and may demand of the parent or guardian of any child found therein whether such child has been vaccinated or not, and such parent or guardian shall be bound to answer all ques- tions put by such officer as to the vaccination of such child, and any person who prevents or hinders the Vaccination Officer from entering any such house, premises, ship, vessel or bout as aforesaid or refuses to give information or to produce any certificate hereinafter mentioned or otherwise to satisfy the Vaccination Officer whether such child has been vaccinated or not shall be liable on conviction before a Magistrate to a fine not exceeding $10 and if such officer shall ascertain that any child has not been vaccinated he shall immediately report the same to the Registrar General. (3.) It shall also be lawful for the Governor to appoint some fit person to be called The Inspector of Vaccination for the purpose of securing the due performance by the Public Vaccinators of all vaccinations and of inspecting the results thereof.

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 hereinafter mentioned, but such rules and regulations and any alteration, 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 or the Ordinance hereby repealed. (2.) The remuneration (if any) to be paid for vacci- nation by a Public Vaccinator and the time and place of vaccination.

(3.) All such other matters not hereinbefore specifi- cally named which may conduce to the better carrying out of this Ordinance.