Cap. 36 Art. 14Power of Superintendent to order diseased person to be isolated.

(1) The Superintendent or medical officer of health, on ascertaining that any of the persons found on the premises inspected by him as provided in article 12, is actually suffering from a disease, may order, in addition to other sanitary measures, that the patient and any other person in attendance on him or whom the said Superintendent has reasonable ground for believing to have been exposed to infection, shall be isolated or given medical treatment, or both as may be indicated, until such time as the said Superintendent is satisfied that such isolation or treatment is no longer necessary.

(2) Any person disobeying, or preventing any other person from obeying any such order as aforesaid, shall be guilty of an offence under this Ordinance.

(3) Any treatment ordered by the Superintendent or a medical officer of health in accordance with subarticle (1) shall be given free of charge.