Regulation 28

The Director PNSD may, at any time, require any detainee to undergo a medical examination by a medical officer for the purposes of ascertaining whether the detainee is suffering from, or is a carrier of, any infectious disease.

A detainee must comply with any requirement of the Director PNSD under paragraph (1).

The Director PNSD may, in the case of any detainee who refuses to undergo a medical examination under paragraph (1) or refuses to provide any sample necessary for the purposes of such medical examination, direct that the detainee be detained separately until the detainee has undergone the medical examination.

Where a medical officer ascertains that a detainee is suffering from, or is a carrier of, any infectious disease, the medical officer must immediately give a written report to the Director PNSD.

The Director PNSD may, upon receiving the written report under paragraph (4), direct that the detainee 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).