Cap. 36 Art. 25Removal to hospitalofinfected person in certain cases by order of magistrate.

(1) Any person suffering from a disease who is without proper lodging or accommodation or is in or upon any house or premises where proper precautions cannot be taken so as to prevent the spread of disease, or is lodged in any tent or van or in a room or house occupied by other persons besides those whose presence is necessary for attending on the patient, or is on board any ship, may on a certificate signed by two of the medical officers mentioned in article 16, be removed, by order of a magistrate, on the application of the Superintendent and at the cost of the Government, to any hospital for infectious diseases in Malta where the patient is and detained therein at the expense of the Government, so long as infected.

(2) No such order shall be necessary where the removal is effected with the consent of the patient or his parents or tutor.

(3) The order referred to in subarticle (1) shall be addressed, in Malta, to the Commissioner of Police and, in Gozo, to the senior Police officer.

(4) Any person who shall obstruct the execution of any order made by any magistrate as aforesaid, shall be guilty of an offence under this Ordinance.