S.L. 36.16 Art. 27Compliance with requirement made by Chief Government Medical Officer.

Where the Minister responsible for Health has, by notice published in the Government Gazette, declared any place to be infected with a quarantinable disease, or with any other disease which in his opinion constitutes a menace to other countries by reason of its spread or potential spread, then, until the notice is revoked by a subsequent notice published in the Government Gazette, every medical officer shall comply with any requirement which may be made by the Chief Government Medical Officer for preventing the spread of the disease, and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions) the following provisions of this regulation shall operate in relation to any aircraft departing from any aerodrome specified by the Chief Government Medical Officer for a destination outside Malta:

(a) the medical officer may, and within three hours after receiving a request from the commander so to do shall, medically examine any person who proposes to embark on or is on board the aircraft;

(b) the medical officer may require any part of the aircraft which in his opinion may be infected to be cleansed and disinfected to his satisfaction;

(c) an authorised officer shall inspect any clothing, bedding or other article which is on, or is intended to be taken by any person on, the aircraft and which, in the opinion of the officer, may have been exposed to infection and may require the disinfection or destruction of any such clothing, bedding or article, and the commander shall disclose to the authorised officer any relevant circumstances;

(d) no person shall take or cause to be taken on board the aircraft any article which, in the opinion of an authorised officer, is capable of carrying infection, unless that officer is satisfied that it has been efficiently disinfected and, where necessary, disinsected;

(e) if the aerodrome is situated in an area which is included in such notice in the Government Gazette as aforesaid and is therein declared to be infected with plague, and if there is reason to believe that there are rodents on the aircraft, the medical officer may and if so required by the Chief Government Medical Officer shall, take steps to secure the deratting of the aircraft.