S.L. 36.16 Art. 15Arrival of aircraft.

Where on the arrival of an aircraft at a customs airport it appears to the customs officer, from information in the aircraft declaration of health delivered pursuant to regulation 12, or from information otherwise obtained, that during the voyage of the aircraft -

(a) there has been on the aircraft a death caused otherwise than by accident, or a case of illness which is or is suspected to be of an infectious nature; or

(b) the aircraft has been in an infected area; or

(c) death not attributable to poison or other measures for destruction has occurred amongst rodents on the aircraft; he shall, unless the medical officer otherwise directs, give such directions as to him seem necessary to secure the detention of the aircraft, the persons carried thereon, and its stores, equipment and cargo.