S.L. 36.16 Art. 26Examination, etc., of persons proposing to embark.

Where an aircraft is due to depart from an aerodrome for a destination outside Malta, the medical officer -

(a) may examine any person who proposes to embark thereon if he has reasonable grounds for believing him to be suffering from a quarantinable disease, and if after examination the medical officer is of opinion that he shows symptoms of such a disease, shall prohibit his embarkation;

(b) shall prohibit any suspect from embarking thereon: Provided that, in the case of smallpox, a person shall not be prohibited from embarkation if he satisfies the medical officer that he is sufficiently protected by vaccination or by a previous attack of smallpox;

(c) shall notify the commander of any person embarking or proposing to continue his voyage thereon who, in the opinion of the medical officer, should be placed under surveillance.