Section 60
of Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Act
Section 60
(a)
Such mail-ships as are exempted by the
Minister:
Provided that —
(i)
Such mail-ships carry no deck-passengers; and
(ii)
The master of any such mail-ship has notified the port health officer by wireless message or signal, not less than 12 hours prior to the arrival of such ship, that there is no case or suspected case of infectious disease on board; and
(iii)
The master of any such mail-ship produces on arrival in port a signal declaration in the Form in the Fourth
Schedule.
(b)
Ships arriving at a local area in Brunei
Darussalam directly from a previous port of call in
Brunei Darussalam where exemption has been granted by the port health officer in writing in the form in the
Tenth Schedule.
(2)
Any master or other person who contravenes the provisions of section 60(1)(a) shall be liable on conviction before a Court of a Magistrate to a fine of $10,000 and imprisonment for one year.
(3)
The port health officer shall go on board such ship and put to the master, surgeon, chinchew, supercargo or any other person on board the ship such questions as he deems necessary in order to ascertain the state of health of persons on board, the number of or mortality among the rats on board, the sanitary condition of the ship and cargo and the sanitary conditions of the local area of departure or of intermediate ports
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touched at, and may require the presence for inspection and examination of all persons on board, and may inspect every part of the ship and shall be entitled to inspect the journal or log book and all ship’s papers.
(4)
The port health officer, after making such inquiry, inspection or examination, shall deal with the ship, persons and things on board such ship in the manner provided by this Act and by the regulations made thereunder.
All ships may be visited by port health officer.