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Regulation 2

of Infectious Diseases (Quarantine) Regulations

Regulation 2

Definitions

Amended byS 161/2019 wef 25/03/2019

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“aircraft” includes any kind of craft which may be used for the conveyance of passengers or goods by air;“airport” includes any civil and military airport used for the purpose of the arrival and departure of aircraft;“arrival”, in relation to a vessel, means —

(a)

in the case of a seagoing vessel, arrival at a port; and

(b)

in the case of an aircraft, arrival at an airport,and “arriving” or “arrived” has a corresponding meaning;“container” means a transport equipment, other than a vehicle or conventional packing, which is —

(a)

of a permanent character, strong enough for repeated use;

(b)

specially designed to facilitate the carriage of goods, by one or more modes of transport, without intermediate reloading; and

(c)

fitted with devices permitting its ready handling, particularly its transfer from one mode of transport to another;“derat” means to render free of rats or rodents and “deratting” has a corresponding meaning;“infected area” means any area declared to be an infected area under section 26 of the Act;“infected vessel” means any vessel —

(a)

which has a case of cholera on board or on which a case of cholera occurred within 5 days before the arrival of the vessel;

(b)

which has a case of plague on board, or on which a case of plague occurred more than 6 days after embarkation of the infected person, or on which plague-infected rodents are found; or

(c)

which has a case of yellow fever on board, or on which a case of yellow fever occurred at the time of departure or during the voyage;“pilot” means a pilot engaged by the Port of Singapore Authority;“suspected vessel” means any vessel which —

(a)

in respect of cholera —

(i)

had a case of cholera on board at the time of departure or during the voyage but on which no fresh case of cholera occurred within 5 days before arrival; or

(ii)

has arrived within 5 days of departure from an infected area;

(b)

in respect of plague —

(i)

had a case of plague within 6 days after embarkation of the infected person;

(ii)

is found to have an unusual mortality of rodents the cause of which is not determined; or

(iii)

has on board a person who has been exposed to pulmonary plague and has not been isolated for a period of 6 days, reckoned from the date of last exposure to infection, before departure; or

(c)

in respect of yellow fever —

(i)

has arrived from an infected port or from a port in close relation with an endemic centre of yellow fever after a voyage of less than 6 days or after a longer voyage if there is reason to believe that the vessel may be carrying adult mosquitoes; or

(ii)

has or had on board a case of yellow fever at the time of departure or during the voyage.

Definition

“aircraft” includes any kind of craft which may be used for the conveyance of passengers or goods by air;

Definition

“airport” includes any civil and military airport used for the purpose of the arrival and departure of aircraft;

Definition

“arrival”, in relation to a vessel, means —

(a)

in the case of a seagoing vessel, arrival at a port; and

(b)

in the case of an aircraft, arrival at an airport,and “arriving” or “arrived” has a corresponding meaning;

Definition

“container” means a transport equipment, other than a vehicle or conventional packing, which is —

(a)

of a permanent character, strong enough for repeated use;

(b)

specially designed to facilitate the carriage of goods, by one or more modes of transport, without intermediate reloading; and

(c)

fitted with devices permitting its ready handling, particularly its transfer from one mode of transport to another;

Definition

“derat” means to render free of rats or rodents and “deratting” has a corresponding meaning;

Definition

“infected area” means any area declared to be an infected area under section 26 of the Act;

Amended byS 161/2019 wef 25/03/2019

Definition

“infected vessel” means any vessel —

(a)

which has a case of cholera on board or on which a case of cholera occurred within 5 days before the arrival of the vessel;

(b)

which has a case of plague on board, or on which a case of plague occurred more than 6 days after embarkation of the infected person, or on which plague-infected rodents are found; or

(c)

which has a case of yellow fever on board, or on which a case of yellow fever occurred at the time of departure or during the voyage;

Definition

“pilot” means a pilot engaged by the Port of Singapore Authority;

Definition

“suspected vessel” means any vessel which —

(a)

in respect of cholera —

(i)

had a case of cholera on board at the time of departure or during the voyage but on which no fresh case of cholera occurred within 5 days before arrival; or

(ii)

has arrived within 5 days of departure from an infected area;

(b)

in respect of plague —

(i)

had a case of plague within 6 days after embarkation of the infected person;

(ii)

is found to have an unusual mortality of rodents the cause of which is not determined; or

(iii)

has on board a person who has been exposed to pulmonary plague and has not been isolated for a period of 6 days, reckoned from the date of last exposure to infection, before departure; or

(c)

in respect of yellow fever —

(i)

(ii)

has or had on board a case of yellow fever at the time of departure or during the voyage.

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