181. Medical inspection and permission required before embarkation of pilgrims

(1)

No pilgrim shall be received on board any pilgrim ship at any port or place in Singapore, until he has been medically inspected by the Port Health Officer, nor until the Director has given permission for the embarkation of pilgrims to commence, nor until he has obtained a pilgrim pass and a return ticket or, in the case of a pilgrim to whom written authority has been granted under section 190(1), a ticket for the single journey.

(2)

The Port Health Officer shall not permit the embarkation of any pilgrim —

(a)

who does not produce a certificate signed by a person duly qualified in the opinion of the Port Health Officer, certifying that such pilgrim has been successfully vaccinated against cholera within 6 months and against smallpox within 5 years prior to the date of embarkation:Provided that in the case of smallpox no certificate will be required from pilgrims who show marks of having had the disease;

(b)

who, in the opinion of the Port Health Officer, is suffering from any disease or any symptoms of the disease; or

(c)

who, in the opinion of the Port Health Officer, is liable to transmit any contagious or infectious disease.

(3)

All articles which have been contaminated by persons suffering from any disease, or are suspected of having been so contaminated, shall, before being taken on board a pilgrim ship, be disinfected under the supervision of the Port Health Officer, in such manner as is prescribed.[198

Terms defined in this Act

Authority
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“Authority” means the Port of Singapore Authority established under the Port of Singapore Authority Act;
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Director
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“Director” means the Director of Marine appointed under section 6 and includes the Deputy Director of Marine appointed under that section;
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disease
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“disease” means any contagious or infectious disease of a dangerous nature;
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officer
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“officer” includes a master, mate, engineer, gunner, helmsman and engine driver;
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pilgrim
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“pilgrim” means a Muslim passenger of any age or of either sex, journeying or about to journey from any port in Singapore to any port in the Red Sea or in the Gulf of Aden or in the Arabian Sea, except ports in India or Pakistan, with a view to the pilgrimage to the Hedjaz or returning from such journey;Explanations.—(1) A Muslim passenger who has embarked with the intention of going to the Hedjaz, but is returning without having actually landed there, shall be deemed to be a pilgrim for the purposes of this Part.(2) Every passenger, whether a pilgrim or not, on board a pilgrim ship shall be deemed to be a pilgrim for the purposes of this Part.(3) A Muslim passenger who journeys by ship to a port in India or Pakistan with the intention of going to the Hedjaz and disembarks at such port shall not be deemed to be a pilgrim for the purposes of this Part.
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pilgrim pass
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“pilgrim pass” means a pass in the prescribed form issued to a pilgrim in pursuance of rules made under this Part, and includes a certificate of identity issued by the government of any foreign country to a subject of that country who is about to proceed on the pilgrimage to the Hedjaz;
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pilgrim ship
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“pilgrim ship” means a ship conveying or about to convey pilgrims from or to any port in Singapore, to or from any port in the Red Sea or the Gulf of Aden, or to or from any port in the Arabian Sea, except ports in India or Pakistan:Provided that no ship carrying passengers, other than pilgrims of the lowest class, and having on board pilgrims of the lowest class in a less proportion than one pilgrim for every 100 tons of the gross tonnage of the ship, shall be deemed to be a pilgrim ship within the meaning of this Part;
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port
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“port” has the same meaning as in the Port of Singapore Authority Act;
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