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No. 12 of 1923.
·VACCINATION.
Presumptions and onus: custody; length of residence; child; age; previous successful vaccination.
15. In any prosecution under this Ordinance-
(a) if any person appears to the magistrate to have had the custody of a child, it shall until the contrary is proved be presumed that such person had the custody of such child;
(b) if any child has been found within the Colony it shall until the contrary is proved be presumed that a period of six weeks has elapsed since such child was brought within the Colony for the first time;
(c) if it appears to the magistrate that any person who is alleged in the charge to have been a child at the date of the alleged offence was a child at such date, it shall until the contrary is proved be presumed that such person was a child at such date;
(d) if it appears to the magistrate that any child was over the age of six weeks at the date of the alleged offence, it shall until the contrary is proved be presumed that such child was over the age of six weeks at such date;
(e) if any person alleges any previous successful vaccination the onus of proving such allegation shall lie on such person.
Vaccination of persons desiring to land in the Colony.
16. (1) If any Health Officer or any public vaccinator by direction, deputed for the purposes of this section by a Health Officer, considers it desirable that any person 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.
Schedule. Form No. 7.
(2) If such person refuses to be vaccinated or re-vaccinated forthwith any Health Officer may, by warrant in Form No. 7 in the 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,
* As amended by No. 12 of 1931 [15.5.31].
As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.
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No. 12 of 1923.
·VACCINATION.
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Presump- tions and
onus:
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custody;
length of residence ;
child;
age;
previous successful vaccination.
Vaccination
of Health
15. In any prosecution under this Ordinance-
(a) if any person appears to the magistrate to have had the custody of a child, it shall until the contrary is proved be presumed that such person had the custody of such child;
(b) if any child has been found within the Colony it shall until the contrary is proved be presumed that a period of six weeks has elapsed since such child was brought within the Colony for the first time;
(c) if it appears to the magistrate that any person who is alleged in the charge to have been a child at the date of the alleged offence was a child at such date, it shall until the contrary is proved be presumed that such person was a child at such date;
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(d) if it appears to the magistrate that any child was over the age of six weeks at the date of the alleged offence, it shall until the contrary is proved be presumed that such child was over the age of six weeks at such date;
(e) if any person alleges any previous successful vaccination the onus of proving such allegation shall lie on such person.
Vaccination of persons desiring to land in the Colony.
and others.
16. (1) If any Health Officer or any public vaccinator by direction, deputed for the purposes of this section by a Health Officer, Officer. considers it desirable that any person 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.
Schedule. Form No. 7.
(2) If such person refuses to be vaccinated or re-vaccinated forthwith any Health Officer may, by warrant in Form No. 7 in the 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
* As amended by No. 12 of 1931 [15.5.31].
As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.
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