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the keeper or gaoler of such prison, shall, at the expense of such establishment or prison, cause such inmate to be successfully vaccinated by a registered medical practitioner or by a public vaccinator.
(2) Vaccination under this section shall not be compulsory in any of the following cases :-
(a) in the case of an inmate who produces satisfactory evidence that he has been successfully vaccinated within the five years immediately preceding or that he is not susceptible of successful vaccination; nor
(b) in the case of an inmate who, in the opinion of a registered medical practitioner, cannot be submitted to the operation without danger to the inmate; nor
(c) in the case of an inmate of a lunatic asylum, where the medical officer of the institution is of opinion that for any reason the operation would be inexpedient; nor
(d) in any case which may be excluded by regulation from the operation of this section.
Vaccination of pupils attending schools.
21.—(1) The guardian of every unvaccinated pupil attending any school in the Colony at the commencement of this Ordinance shall cause such pupil to be successfully vaccinated within six months of such date.
(2) The guardian of every unvaccinated pupil admitted to any school in the Colony after the commencement of this Ordinance shall cause such pupil to be successfully vaccinated within six months of his admission to such school.
(3) After the expiration of the said respective periods of six months, no pupil who is liable to be vaccinated under the provisions of this section shall be allowed by his guardian to attend any school in the Colony until he has been successfully vaccinated.
(4) For all the purposes of this section, the provisions of section 14 (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (10) relating to vaccination, and to certificates of successful vaccination, unfitness, and insusceptibility shall apply.
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
VACCINATION.
No. 12 of 1923.
2733
the keeper or gaoler of such prison, shall, at the expense of such establishment or prison, cause such inmate to be successfully vaccinated by a registered medical practitioner or by a public vaccinator.
(2) Vaccination under this section shall not be compulsory in any of the following cases :-
(a) in the case of an inmate who produces satisfactory evidence that he has been successfully vaccinated within the five years immediately preceding or that he is not susceptible of successful vaccination; nor
(b) in the case of an inmate who, in the opinion of a registered medical practitioner, cannot be submitted to the operation without danger to the inmate; nor
(c) in the case of an inmate of a lunatic asylum, where the medical officer of the institution is of opinion that for any reason the operation would be inexpedient; nor
(d) in any case which may be excluded by regulation from the operation of this section.
Vaccination of pupils attending schools.
21-(1) The guardian of every unvaccinated pupil at- Vaccination tending any school in the Colony at the commencement of of pupils this Ordinance shall cause such pupil to be successfully schools at vaccinated within six months of such date.
attending
commence- ment of Ordinance.
*
admitted to
The guardian of every unvaccinated pupil admitted Vaccination to any school in the Colony after the commencement of this of pupils Ordinance shall cause such pupil to be successfully vacci- schools after nated within six months of his admission to such school. commence-
ment of Ordinance.
vaccinated
(3) After the expiration of the said respective periods Pupils liable of six months, no pupil who is liable to be vaccinated to be under the provisions of this section shall be allowed by not to attend his guardian to attend any school in the Colony until he has schools. been successfully vaccinated.
(4) For all the purposes of this section, the provisions Application of section 14 (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (10) relating to vaccina- of previous
provisions of tion, and to certificates of successful vaccination, unfitness, Ordinance. and insusceptibility shall apply.
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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