Singapore legislation

Clause 4

of Diphtheria Immunisation (Amendment) Ordinance

Clause 4

Repeal and re-enactment of section 7

Section 7 of the principal Ordinance is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: —“Postponement of or exemption from primary diphtheria inoculation or booster diphtheria inoculation7.—

(1)

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 5 and 6 of this Ordinance, the Deputy Director of Medical Services (Health) may at his discretion, in respect of any child as regards whom a medical certificate is presented to the effect that such child —

(a)

has already undergone inoculation whether before or after the coming into operation of this Ordinance; or

(b)

is for the time being unfit to undergo inoculation; or

(c)

is suffering or has suffered from diphtheria; or

(d)

is not liable to contact diphtheria and has been so found by means of an intra dermal test,grant a postponement of or an exemption from primary diphtheria inoculation or from booster diphtheria inoculation, as the case may be.(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 20 and 21 of the Medical Registration Ordinance (Cap. 191), for the purposes of this section, the expression “medical certificate” means a certificate signed by a medical officer or medical practitioner and includes and other medical certificate accepted as such by the Deputy Director of Medical Services (Health).”.

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