Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
Amendment of section 2
In the Infectious Diseases Act 1976 (called in this Act the principal Act), in section 2 —
after the definition of “appropriate Minister”, insert —“ “at‑risk individual”, in relation to an infectious disease, means an individual who —
is or appears to the Director‑General of Health or a Health Officer to be —
a contact in respect of the infectious disease; or
a carrier of the infectious disease;
has undergone a medical examination in connection with the infectious disease but has not received a conclusive result of that medical examination;
enters Singapore (by land, sea or air) from a country or territory outside Singapore during a period when there is an outbreak or suspected outbreak of the infectious disease in that country or territory; or
is deemed to be infected with a dangerous infectious disease under section 27(1) or (2);”;
in the definition of “carrier”, delete “or is suspected to”;
in the definition of “contact tracing measure”, after “contacts”, insert “or other at‑risk individuals”;
after the definition of “Director‑General, Food Administration”, insert —“ “guardian”, in relation to a minor or an individual who has any intellectual disability or otherwise lacks capacity within the meaning of section 4 of the Mental Capacity Act 2008, means the person responsible for the daily care of the minor or individual;”;
replace the definition of “HIV Infection” with —“ “HIV” means Human Immunodeficiency Virus;”;
in the definition of “infectious disease”, in paragraph (b), replace “17A, 19” with “19, 21C, 21E, 21H”;
replace the definition of “medical examination” with —“ “medical examination” includes —
the carrying out by a person (called the examiner) of any of the following measures, with a view to ascertaining another person’s state of health, whether or not the examiner is present with the person being examined:
physical examination of the person;
obtaining the person’s bodily samples;
obtaining images of, or measuring, the person’s physiology;
measuring or monitoring the person’s physiological signs;
obtaining the clinical history of the person;
a test or a series of tests that is or are capable of ascertaining the presence of an infectious disease;
any measure to facilitate the carrying out of anything in sub‑paragraphs (i) to (vi); and
the carrying out by a person on himself or herself of a test or a series of tests that is or are capable of ascertaining the presence of an infectious disease;”;
in the definition of “minor”, replace “21” with “16”;
replace the definition of “owner” with —“ “owner” means —
in relation to any premises or vessel — the person for the time being receiving the rent of the premises or vessel whether on the person’s own account or as agent, trustee or receiver or who would receive the same if the premises or the vessel were let or chartered;
in relation to any vehicle that is the subject of a hiring agreement or a hire‑purchase agreement — the person in possession of the vehicle under that agreement; or
in relation to any other vehicle — the registered owner of the vehicle;”;
after the definition of “owner”, insert —“ “PHE Order” means an order made under section 21E(1) declaring a public health emergency;“PHT Order” means an order made under section 21C(1) declaring a public health threat;”; and
after the definition of “pratique”, insert —“ “pre‑departure test”, in relation to a person arriving in Singapore on an international voyage, means a test performed on or by the person to determine whether the person is a case or carrier of an infectious disease —
in the case where the person is entering Singapore in a vehicle by land — before boarding the vehicle;
in the case where the person is entering Singapore on foot — before arriving in Singapore; or
in the case where the person is entering Singapore on a vessel by air or sea — before boarding the vessel;”.