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Section 106 of Public Health Act CAP 242: Emergency vaccination of population in area threatened with smallpox

    

In the event of the occurrence or threatened outbreak of smallpox in any area—
(a) the medical officer of health or the district surgeon or other Government medical officer may require are person to be forthwith vaccinated or revaccinated who has or is suspected to have been in any way recently exposed to smallpox infection, or may require the parent or guardian of any child who has or is suspected to have been so exposed to have such child vaccinated or revaccinated forthwith; and any person failing to comply with such requirement shall be guilty of an offence;
(b) the municipal council may, or when instructed by the Minister on the advice of the Board so to do shall require all persons within an area defined to attend at centres according to instructions issued and to undergo inspection, vaccination or revaccination as circumstances may require; such instructions may be issued by notice in the press, or by notices posted in public places, or otherwise as may be deemed sufficient by the municipal council; and non-attendance shall be an offence;
(c) any district surgeon, public vaccinator or medical practitioner duly authorized by the Director of Medical Services may require any person in such area to furnish satisfactory proof (including the exhibition of vaccination scars) that he has been successfully vaccinated within five years immediately preceding the date of such requirement; and any person who fails to furnish such proof as regards himself or as regards any child of which he is the parent or guardian, and refuses to allow himself or such child to be vaccinated, shall be guilty of an offence.

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