Singapore legislation
Regulation 39
Regulation 39
Sanitary measures at infected ports and on departure of ships
When any area in Singapore is infected with any dangerous infectious disease, a Port Health Officer may, within 12 hours of the receipt of the notice of departure, visit any vessel and medically examine any person on board the vessel or any person proposing to embark thereon. If after examination the Port Health Officer is of the opinion that any person shows symptoms of any dangerous infectious disease or is a contact of any person with such disease he shall prohibit the embarkation of that person.