Section 51
of Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Act
Section 51
(2)
If the port health officer or health officer so directs, no immigrant or pilgrim from an infected or suspected local area shall be permitted to enter or land in Brunei Darussalam, unless the port health officer or health officer is satisfied that he has
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been protected by recent vaccination against the infectious disease in respect of which such local area was declared to be infected or suspected at the time of his embarkation.
(3)
Whenever the port health officer notifies the agents or master of any ship that he requires immigrants or pilgrims in such ship to be vaccinated, such ship shall anchor at a quarantine anchorage, and the immigrants or pilgrims therein shall not be permitted to land in Brunei Darussalam until they have been vaccinated: provided that, if in the opinion of the port health officer it is not desirable or necessary to vaccinate any of such immigrants or pilgrims, any such immigrants or pilgrims may land without being vaccinated.
(4)
The master shall detain on the ship every immigrant or pilgrim until such immigrant or pilgrim has been permitted by the port health officer to land, and may use any means reasonably necessary for that purpose.
Penalties.
(5)
Whenever any immigrant or pilgrim enters or lands contrary to this section —
(a)
he shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of $400;
(b)
the master, owner or agent of the ship by which he was brought to Brunei Darussalam shall be liable to the like penalty; and
(c)
the court imposing the fine may make an order directing that such immigrant or pilgrim shall be vaccinated within a certain time, and that in default of the order being complied with such immigrant or pilgrim shall be returned as soon as possible to his place of embarkation by or at the expense of the agents of the ship by which he was brought to Brunei Darussalam; or if he has come otherwise than by sea, to his country of origin or to the place from which he entered Brunei
Darussalam, in either case at his own expense.
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Vaccination of inmates of certain institutions.