Infectious Diseases Act 1976 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Prevention of International Spread of Infectious Diseases
32. Disinfection and treatment of personal effects, vessel and vehicle
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The Director-General of Health or a Health Officer authorised by the Director-General of Health may order any infected person arriving in Singapore to disinfect and treat his or her clothes and personal effects.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director‑General of Public Health appointed under section 3(1) of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987;
The Director-General of Health or a Health Officer authorised by the Director-General of Health may, by written notice, require —
Health Officer
“Health Officer” means a Health Officer appointed by the Director‑General, the Director‑General, Food Administration or the Director under section 4;
the owner or occupier of any vessel; or
the owner of any vehicle,which has conveyed an infected person to cleanse, disinfect or treat the vessel or vehicle and carry out any additional measures that the Director-General of Health or Health Officer may require, in the manner and within the time specified in the notice.
Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any order under subsection (1) or any written notice under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence.
In this section, “infected person” means a person who is deemed to be infected under section 27(1) or (2).
infected
“infected” means infected with the micro‑organism or agent of an infectious disease;