Singapore legislation

Clause 12

of Civil Defence and Other Matters Bill

Clause 12

New section 32A

The Civil Defence Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 32, the following section:“Refusing medical or dental examination or treatment32A. Any person who, without reasonable excuse, does not submit to —

(a)

a medical or dental examination or test;

(b)

inoculation, vaccination or immunisation; or

(c)

medical or dental treatment,where required to by the Commissioner, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to any other punishment authorised by this Act.”.