Regulation 28A

A commandant may, at any time, require any arrested person or person serving detention to undergo a medical examination by a medical officer for the purposes of ascertaining whether the person is suffering from, or is a carrier of, any infectious disease.

An arrested person or a person serving detention must comply with any requirement of the commandant under paragraph (1).

A commandant may, in the case of any arrested person or person serving detention who refuses to undergo a medical examination under paragraph (1) or refuses to provide any sample necessary for such medical examination, direct that the person be detained separately until the person has undergone the medical examination.

Where a medical officer ascertains that an arrested person or a person serving detention is suffering from, or is a carrier of, any infectious disease, the medical officer must immediately give a written report to the commandant.

A commandant may, upon receiving the written report under paragraph (4), direct that the arrested person or person serving detention be detained separately until a medical officer certifies that —

In this regulation, “infectious disease” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Infectious Diseases Act (Cap. 137).