Infectious Diseases Act 1976 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Administration
3. Administration of this Act
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Except as otherwise provided by this Act, the Director-General of Health is, subject to any general or special directions of the appropriate Minister, responsible for the administration of Parts 3, 4, 6 and 7A and sections 26, 27, 31, 32, 45A and 45B.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director‑General of Public Health appointed under section 3(1) of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987;
Except as otherwise provided by this Act, the Director‑General of Public Health and the Director‑General, Food Administration are, subject to any general or special directions of the appropriate Minister, responsible for the administration of Part 5, except sections 26, 27, 31, 32, 45A and 45B.
appropriate Minister
“appropriate Minister” means —(a)in the following cases, the Minister charged with the responsibility for health and sanitary measures in relation to vessels, aircraft, vehicles and persons entering or leaving Singapore:(i)the establishment of any advisory committee under section 5 for the purpose of giving advice to the Director‑General or the Director‑General, Food Administration;(ii)any purpose relating to sections 28, 29 and 33 to 45, including the making of subsidiary legislation in relation to any of those sections; or(b)in any other case, the Minister charged with the responsibility for regulation of diseases and disease control;
The appropriate Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, direct that the powers conferred on the Director-General of Health under Part 3 be exercised by the Director‑General of Public Health or the Director‑General, Food Administration in relation to the matters specified in the notifications.
Director-General, Food Administration
“Director-General, Food Administration” means the Director‑General, Food Administration appointed under section 3(1) of the Sale of Food Act 1973;
For the purposes of exercising the powers under Part 3 in relation to matters mentioned in subsection (3), any reference to the Director-General of Health in that Part is a reference to the Director‑General of Public Health or the Director‑General, Food Administration, as the case may be.
To avoid doubt, Part 5 does not prevent the exercise of any power conferred by another Part in relation to any vessel, person or article to which Part 5 applies.
vessel
“vessel” means any ship, boat, aircraft or a vessel of any description used in navigation by sea or air.