Clause 40

The master, owner and agent of any vessel which has been ordered into quarantine or of any vessel from which any person is removed for quarantine shall be responsible for the removal, care and maintenance, conveyance and medical surveillance of all persons on board the vessel and the provision of such services as the Commissioner or a Port Health Officer considers necessary to ensure the satisfactory performance of the quarantine of the vessel and the persons on board.

The master, owner or agent of any vessel which has been ordered into quarantine or to be cleansed, fumigated, disinfected or otherwise treated, shall pay the costs and expenses of removal of any cargo and goods from the vessel incurred in the cleansing, fumigation, disinfection or treatment of the vessel.

The master, owner or agent of the vessel may make arrangement with the Commissioner or a Port Health Officer for the carrying out of any of the responsibilities under this section and for the payment of the costs and expenses thereof.

The Commissioner or a Port Health Officer may take any action he considers necessary to ensure that the vessel or any person or articles on board performs the quarantine satisfactorily and any expenses incurred thereby shall be recoverable from the owner or agent of the vessel as a debt due to the Government.

The Commissioner or a Port Health Officer may require the master, owner or agent of the vessel to give such security as he thinks necessary to ensure that the master, owner or agent of the vessel will carry out his responsibilities under this section satisfactorily.