Singapore legislation
Section 21B
Section 21B
Order to disseminate health advisory
(1)
The appropriate Minister may, for the purpose of preventing the spread or possible outbreak of any infectious disease in Singapore, or the spread of any infectious disease into Singapore or from Singapore to outside Singapore, by written order, direct any relevant operator —
to disseminate any health advisory, in such form and manner as the Director may require, to any relevant person specified in the order;
to provide any information, in the possession or control of the relevant operator, to the Director to facilitate the Director or any other person in the dissemination of a health advisory to a relevant person; or
to provide any information, in the possession or control of the relevant operator, to another relevant operator who is required to disseminate a health advisory under paragraph (a), to facilitate in the dissemination of the health advisory.
(2)
The Director may disclose any information obtained from a relevant operator under subsection (1)(b) to another relevant operator who is required to disseminate a health advisory under subsection (1)(a), to facilitate in the dissemination of the health advisory.
(3)
The Director may impose conditions as to the use of any information provided or disclosed to any relevant operator under subsection (1)(c) or (2).
(4)
Any relevant operator who, without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to comply with —
an order under subsection (1); or
a condition under subsection (3),shall be guilty of an offence.
(5)
This section does not affect any other right of disclosure a relevant operator may have under any written law or rule of law.