Singapore legislation
Clause 47
Clause 47
Persons with infectious disease not to be employed in food establishments
(1)
No person who is suffering from or is a carrier of any infectious disease shall carry on business, assist or be employed in any food establishment.
(2)
The Commissioner or a Medical Officer of Health may require any licensee or any assistant or employee thereof or any applicant for a licence under this Part who is suffering from, or is suspected to be suffering from, an infectious disease or is suspected to be a carrier thereof to submit to medical examination, and if such licensee, assistant, employee or applicant is found to be infected, the Commissioner or the Medical Officer of Health may require him to undergo treatment. The Commissioner or the Medical Officer of Health may, in his discretion, require such treatment to be obtained at a Government hospital.
(3)
The Commissioner or the Medical Officer of Health may require any licensee or any assistant or employee thereof to submit to immunization against any infectious disease.
(4)
The Commissioner or the Medical Officer of Health may, at any time in his discretion, suspend or revoke any licence issued under this Part if a licensee; assistant or employee thereof is suffering from an infectious disease or if he refuses to comply with any requisition made by the Commissioner or the Medical Officer of Health under subsection (2) or (3) of this section.