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QUARANTINE (AERIAL NAVIGATION)
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Section
PART I.—REGULATIONS 7
1 Short Title ........................................................................................................7
2 Interpretation....................................................................................................7
3 Application to all aircraft ...............................................................................10
4 Aircraft to carry journey log book .................................................................10
5 Details of any specified disease to be entered in the journey log book .........11
6 Verification and certification of entries .........................................................11
7 Mails not subject to sanitary measures ..........................................................11
8 Provision for landing of aircraft.....................................................................11
9 Authorised, sanitary and anti-amaryl aerodromes .........................................11
10 Charges for sanitary measures applied ..........................................................12
PART II.—GENERAL SANITARY PROVISIONS 12
11 General powers of health authority................................................................12
12 Power of health authority to prohibit embarkation ........................................12
13 Discharge of infectious matter prohibited......................................................12
14 Disembarkation of sick persons .....................................................................13
15 Measures to be applied on landing of sick persons........................................13
16 Surveillance replaced by observation ............................................................13
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PART III.—SPECIAL SANITARY MEASURES 13
17 Measures on departure from area infected with specified disease other
than yellow fever............................................................................................13
18 Provisions for landing of aircraft flying within limits of Kingdom ...............14
19 Measures to be applied to aircraft from area infected with plague ................14
20 Measures to be applied to aircraft from area infected with cholera ...............15
21 Measures to be applied to aircraft from area where typhus is epidemic ........16
22 Measures to be applied to aircraft from area where small-pox is
epidemic .........................................................................................................16
23 Immunisation for small-pox ...........................................................................17
24 Commander to furnish information................................................................17
25 Procedure in case of forced landing ...............................................................18
PART IV.—SPECIAL SANITARY MEASURES IN THE CASE OF
YELLOW FEVER 18
26 Prohibition of aircraft from entering the Kingdom unless departure
made from anti-amaryl aerodrome .................................................................18
27 Measures on arrival of aircraft from territory where yellow fever,
clinically or biologically recognisable, exists ................................................18
28 Aircraft making forced landing to return to anti-amaryl aerodrome..............18
29 Persons under surveillance may continue voyage..........................................19
SPECIAL SANITARY MEASURES IN THE CASE OF MALARIA....................19
30 Prohibition of aircraft from entering the Kingdom unless departure
made from anti-amaryl aerodrome .................................................................19
31 Measures to be applied to aircraft from territory where malaria is
endemic or where malaria-carrying mosquitoes exist ....................................19
PART V.—GENERAL PROVISIONS 20
32 Health authority to take into account previous measures taken .....................20
33 Aircraft in certain cases not to be subjected to sanitary measures a
second time.....................................................................................................20
34 Health authority to furnish certificate of sanitary measures taken .................20
35 Detention of aircraft for sanitary reasons .......................................................20
36 Aircraft not to be detained except for application of prescribed
measures .........................................................................................................21
37 Commander not wishing to submit to prescribed measures...........................21
38 Offence ...........................................................................................................21
THE SCHEDULE 22
FIRST SCHEDULE...........................................................................................22
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SECOND SCHEDULE......................................................................................22
THIRD SCHEDULE..........................................................................................22
FOURTH SCHEDULE......................................................................................22
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QUARANTINE (AERIAL NAVIGATION)
REGULATIONS
Made by the Prime Minister
G. 54/42
SECTION 86
QUARANTINE ACT
[26th February 1942]
PART I.—REGULATIONS
1 Short Title
These regulations may be cited as the Quarantine (Aerial Navigation)
Regulations.
2 Interpretation
In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires—
“aerodrome” means any area set apart for the landing of aircraft whether
on land or water;
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“authorized aerodrome” means a customs or other aerodrome on which
aircraft may make their first land on entering the Kingdom, or from which
they may depart on leaving the Kingdom;
“sanitary aerodrome” denotes an “authorized aerodrome” which has at
all times available—
(a) a medical officer and one sanitary inspector although this staff will
not necessarily be in permanent attendance at the aerodrome;
(b) a place for medical inspection;
(c) equipment for taking and despatching suspected material to a
laboratory for examination if such examination cannot be made at
the aerodrome;
(d) facilities in the case of necessity for the observation, transport and
care of the sick, for the observation of contacts separately from the
sick and for carrying out any other prophylactic measures in
suitable premises within the aerodrome or in proximity to it;
(e) apparatus necessary for carrying out disinfection, disinsectisation
and deratisation if required, as well as any other measures laid
down in these regulations;
(f) a sufficient supply of wholesome drinking water;
(g) a proper and safe system for the removal and disposal of excreta,
refuse and waste water;
(h) adequate protection from rats;
“anti-amaryl aerodrome” denotes a “sanitary aerodrome” which is—
(a) situated at an adequate distance from the nearest inhabited centre;
(b) provided with arrangements for a water supply completely
protected against mosquitoes and kept as free as possible from
mosquitoes by systematic measures for the suppression of breeding
places and the destruction of the insects in all stages of
development;
(c) provided with mosquito-proof dwellings for the crews of the
aircraft and for resident staff of the aerodrome;
(d) provided with mosquito-proof dwelling in which passengers can be
accommodated or hospitalised when it is necessary to apply the
measures specified in regulations 28 and 30;
“aircraft” includes any machine which can derive support in the
atmosphere from the reactions of the air and is intended for aerial
navigation;
“aircraft operating exclusively within the Kingdom” means any aircraft
other than those—
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(a) of which the place of departure or place of final landing is situated
outside the Kingdom;
(b) which, although the place of departure and place of final landing
are situated within the Kingdom, make an intermediate landing
outside the Kingdom or fly outside the Kingdom without landing;
“crew” includes any person having duties on board in connection with the
flying or safety of flight of the aircraft or employed on board in any way
in the service of the aircraft, the passengers or cargo;
“day” means an interval of twenty-four hours;
“health authority” means the Director of Health and includes the
Medical Officer of Health of the district in which the aerodrome is
situated;
“infected area” means a local area infected with any of the following
diseases in the manner stated—
(a) cholera, when forming a “foyer”, that is to say, when the
occurrence of new cases beyond the immediate surroundings of the
first case proves that the spread of the disease has not been limited
to the place where it began;
(b) plague and yellow fever when the first case recognised as non
imported has occurred;
(c) typhus and smallpox, when they occur in epidemic form;
(d) malaria and where malaria-carrying mosquitoes are present;
“local area” means a well defined area such as a province, district, an
island, a town, a quarter of a town, a village, a port or an agglomeration
whatever may be the extent and population of such areas and includes—
(a) a sanitary aerodrome where—
(i) the entry and exit of all person are under the supervision and
control of the health authority;
(ii) access to the aerodrome except from the air is prohibited to
persons suspected of being infected with any specified
disease, and measures are applied to the satisfaction of the
health authority to prevent persons who are resident in or
pass through the aerodrome from being exposed to the risk of
infection from such specified disease, either by contact with
persons from outside or by any other means;
(b) an authorized aerodrome which is not a sanitary aerodrome
provided that it is situated, topographically, as to be beyond all risk
of infection from a specified disease from without;
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“specified disease” means plague, cholera, yellow fever, typhus
and smallpox;
“observation” means the isolation of persons in a suitable place;
“period of incubation” for the purposes of these regulations shall be
deemed to be—
For plague 6 days
For cholera 5 days
For yellow fever 6 days
For typhus 12 days
For smallpox 14 days
“passenger” means any person, other than a member of the crew, carried
in the aircraft;
“surveillance” means that persons are not isolated, that they may move
about freely, but that they are notified to the health authorities of the
several places whither they are bound and are subjected to a medical
examination with a view to establishing their state of health.
3 Application to all aircraft
(1) These regulations shall apply to all aircraft flying within the limits of the
Kingdom, including those operating exclusively within its boundaries.
(2) Except as expressly prescribed in these regulations aircraft shall be
exempt from sanitary formalities at the aerodromes both of call and final
destination.
4 Aircraft to carry journey log book
All aircraft shall carry a journey log book in which the following entries shall be
made under the heading “observations”—
(a) any facts relevant to public health which have arisen on the aircraft
in the course of the voyage;
(b) any health measures undergone by aircraft, the crew and the
passengers before departure or at places of call;
(c) information concerning the appearance of any specified disease in
the countries from which the aircraft from time to time departs.
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5 Details of any specified disease to be entered in the journey log
book
For the purposes of regulation 4 and when any specified disease makes its
appearance in any part of the Kingdom the health authority shall enter all
necessary details in the journey log book of all aircraft leaving the aerodrome
during a period of 15 days from the date on which information of such specified
disease was first received.
6 Verification and certification of entries
All entries made in the journey log book in accordance with the terms of
regulation 4 which the health authority is in a position to verify and certify shall
be so verified and certified free of charge.
7 Mails not subject to sanitary measures
Letters and correspondence, printed matter, books, newspapers, business
documents, postal packages and anything sent by post shall not be subject to any
sanitary measures provided that no such packages contain fish, shell fish, fruit or
vegetables coming from a local area infected, or suspected of being infected,
with cholera.
8 Provision for landing of aircraft
All aircraft other than those operating exclusively within the Kingdom must on
arrival in the Kingdom from territories, where malaria is endemic or where
malaria-carrying mosquitoes exist, or from territories where a specified disease
exists in endemic or epidemic form, make their first landing at one of the anti-
amaryl aerodromes set out in the Third Schedule.
9 Authorised, sanitary and anti-amaryl aerodromes
(1) The aerodromes specified in the First Schedule shall be authorized
aerodromes; those aerodromes specified in the Second Schedule shall be
sanitary aerodromes and those aerodromes specified in the Third Schedule
shall be anti-amaryl aerodromes.
(2) The Prime Minister may by notice in the Gazette add the name of any
aerodrome to the First, Second or Third Schedules and similarly may
remove the name of any aerodrome from any of such Schedules.
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10 Charges for sanitary measures applied
(1) The charges to be paid on account of any sanitary measures applied to an
aircraft or on the arrival or departure thereof, or to the crew or the
passengers thereof shall be in accordance with those specified in the
Fourth Schedule and shall be payable by and recoverable from the person
named therein: Provided that for any child over 3 years and under 10, half
the prescribed charges shall be payable and such charges shall be payable
by and recoverable from the person accompanying such child.
(2) All charges paid under this regulation shall form part of the public
revenue of the Kingdom.
(3) The Director of Health may, with the approval of the Prime Minister by
notice in the Gazette, add any charge to or delete any charge from the
Fourth Schedule and may specify the person by whom any charge which
shall be added shall be payable.
(4) In any proceedings for the recovery of any money payable under this
regulation an account signed by the health authority showing the amount
due shall be admitted without proof and shall be prima facie evidence of
the amount due.
PART II.—GENERAL SANITARY PROVISIONS
11 General powers of health authority
The health authority of an aerodrome may, either after the landing or before the
departure of aircraft, proceed to inspect the health condition of passengers and
crew. This inspection will be so arranged as to obviate delay or interference with
the continuation of the voyage and no fees shall be chargeable therefor.
12 Power of health authority to prohibit embarkation
The health authority of any aerodrome may prohibit the embarkation of any
person with symptoms of any infectious disease, except in the case of the
transport of sick persons, other than those suffering from or considered to be
suffering from a specified disease, by aircraft specially allocated for the purpose.
13 Discharge of infectious matter prohibited
The discharge from aircraft in flight of matter capable of producing an outbreak
of any infectious disease is prohibited, and no excreta or offensive matter shall
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be discharged from aircraft when the same is flying over a thickly populated
area.
14 Disembarkation of sick persons
If the commander of an aircraft wishes to disembark a sick person he shall notify
the health authority of the aerodrome as soon as possible before landing.
15 Measures to be applied on landing of sick persons
If there is on board an aircraft a case of infectious disease, other than a specified
disease, duly so verified by the health authority of the aerodrome, the sick
person may be landed and, at the discretion of the health authority, isolated in a
suitable place and such other sanitary measures as such authority may consider
desirable shall be applied; the other passengers and crew shall have the right to
continue the voyage after medical inspection, and if necessary, the carrying out
of the appropriate sanitary measures, such measures being so arranged that the
aircraft may be detained as short a time as possible.
16 Surveillance replaced by observation
(1) In cases where surveillance is prescribed by these regulations it may be
replaced by observation in the following circumstances—
(a) when it is impossible to exercise surveillance with adequate
efficiency;
(b) if the risk of the introduction of infection into the Kingdom is
deemed exceptionally serious;
(c) if the person who would be subjected to surveillance cannot furnish
adequate sanitary guarantees.
(2) Persons under observation or surveillance must submit themselves to such
examination as the health authority may consider necessary.
PART III.—SPECIAL SANITARY MEASURES
17 Measures on departure from area infected with specified disease
other than yellow fever
The following measures shall be applied on the departure of aircraft from an area
infected by a specified disease other than yellow fever—
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(a) thorough cleansing and disinfection of the aircraft especially those
parts liable to be contaminated;
(b) medical inspection of passengers and crew, and the exclusion of
any person showing symptoms of any specified disease, as well as
persons in such close relation with the sick as to render them liable
to transmit the infection of any such disease;
(c) inspection of personal effects of the crew and passengers, which
effects shall only be accepted if in a reasonable state of cleanliness;
personal effects may be disinfected at the discretion of the health
authority;
(d) at the discretion of the health authority, disinsectisation of the crew
and passengers and their personal effects, and disinsectisation and
deratisation of the aircraft.
18 Provisions for landing of aircraft flying within limits of Kingdom
Aircraft, operating exclusively within the Kingdom, even when coming from a
local area infected with a specified disease other than yellow fever, may land at
an authorized or a sanitary aerodrome. The measures which shall be applied on
arrival at an authorized aerodrome of such aircraft are the medical inspection of
the crew and passengers and the landing and observation of the sick. The crew
and passengers shall not move beyond the limits of the aerodrome without the
permission of the health authority and this restriction shall continue to be
imposed at every authorized aerodrome at which the aircraft may subsequently
land until it arrives at a sanitary or anti-amaryl aerodrome when it will be subject
to the measures prescribed in these regulations to be applied at any
such aerodrome.
19 Measures to be applied to aircraft from area infected with plague
In the case of aircraft coming from an area infected or suspected of being
infected with plague and landing at an anti-amaryl aerodrome the following
measures shall be taken—
(a) where no case of plague has occurred on board—
(i) medical inspection of crew and passengers;
(ii) deratisation, disinsectisation and disinfection if these
operations are considered necessary by the health authority
and have not been carried out at the aerodrome of departure;
(iii) surveillance of crew and passengers for a period not
exceeding 6 days from the date on which the aircraft left the
area infected;
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(b) where a recognised or suspected case of plague has occurred
on board—
(i) medical inspection of crew and passengers;
(ii) immediate disembarkation and observation of the sick;
(iii) surveillance for a period not exceeding 6 days from the date
of the arrival of the aircraft of all persons who have been or
who are suspected by the health authority of having been in
contact with the sick;
(iv) disinfection and disinsectisation of the persons and personal
effects of the crew and passengers and of any other articles
and of any part of the aircraft suspected by the health
authority of being infected;
(v) deratisation if considered necessary by the health authority,
and if this operation was not carried out at the aerodrome of
departure;
(vi) deratisation and disinsectisation of merchandise suspected by
the health authority of harbouring rats or fleas.
20 Measures to be applied to aircraft from area infected with cholera
In the case of aircraft coming from an area infected or suspected of being
infected with cholera and landing at an anti-amaryl aerodrome the following
measures shall be taken—
(a) where no case of cholera has occurred on board—
(i) medical inspection of crew and passengers;
(ii) surveillance for a period not exceeding 5 days from the date
on which the aircraft left the area infected, of the crew and
passengers;
(iii) disinfection of drinking water if suspected by the health
authority of being infected, or, if practicable, its replacement
with wholesome water after thorough disinfection of
all containers;
(iv) prohibition of the unloading of any fresh fish, shell fish, fruit
or vegetables;
(b) where a recognised or suspected case of cholera has occurred
on board—
(i) medical inspection of crew and passengers;
(ii) immediate disembarkation and observation of the sick;
(iii) surveillance for a period not exceeding 5 days from the date
of the arrival of the aircraft of all persons who have been, or
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who are suspected by the health authority of having been, in
contact with the sick;
(iv) disinfection of all persons and personal effects of the crew
and passengers, and of any other articles and of any part of
the aircraft suspected by the health authority of being
infected;
(v) disinfection of drinking water if suspected by the health
authority of being infected, or, if practicable, its replacement
with wholesome water after thorough disinfection of all
containers;
(vi) prohibition of the unloading of any fresh fish, shell fish, fruit
or vegetables.
21 Measures to be applied to aircraft from area where typhus
is epidemic
In the case of aircraft coming from an area where typhus is epidemic the
following measures shall be taken—
(a) where no case of typhus has occurred on board—Surveillance for a
period not exceeding 12 days from the date on which the aircraft
left the area infected, of the crew and passengers;
(b) where a recognised or suspected case of typhus has occurred
on board—
(i) medical inspection of crew and passengers;
(ii) immediate disembarkation, observation and disinsectisation
of the sick;
(iii) disinsectisation and surveillance for a period of 12 days from
the date of such disinsectisation of all persons suspected by
the health authority of having been exposed to infection or of
harbouring lice;
(iv) disinsectisation of the personal effects of the crew and
passengers and of any other articles and any part of the
aircraft suspected by the health authority of being infected.
22 Measures to be applied to aircraft from area where small-pox is
epidemic
In the case of aircraft coming from an area where small-pox is epidemic the
following measures shall be taken—
(a) where no case of small-pox has occurred on board—
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(i) vaccination of all persons who in the opinion of the health
authority are not protected from small-pox;
(ii) surveillance for a period not exceeding 14 days from the date
on which the aircraft left the area infected, of the crew and
passengers;
(b) where a recognised or suspected case of small-pox has occurred in
the aircraft—
(i) medical inspection of the crew and passengers;
(ii) immediate disembarkation and observation of the sick;
(iii) vaccination of all persons who in the opinion of the health
authority have been exposed to infection or are not
sufficiently immunised against small-pox;
(iv) surveillance for a period not exceeding 14 days from the date
of the arrival of the aircraft of the crew and passengers;
(v) disinfection of the personal effects of the crew and
passengers, and of any other articles and of any part of the
aircraft suspected by the health authority of having
been infected.
23 Immunisation for small-pox
For the purposes of regulation 22, persons shall be considered sufficiently
immunised against small-pox if—
(a) they can produce proof of a previous attack of small-pox, or if they
have been successfully vaccinated not less than 12 days prior to and
within a period of 3 years from the date of arrival;
(b) they show local signs of early reaction to anti-variolous vaccination
attesting an adequate immunity. Except in cases where such signs
are present, evidence of adequate immunity shall be afforded by the
written certificate of a doctor whose signature shall be officially
authenticated and failing such authentication the certificate shall be
countersigned by the health authority of a sanitary or anti-amaryl
aerodrome or by a person, other than the person performing the
vaccination, who is authorised to witness an application for a
passport under the regulations of the country.
24 Commander to furnish information
The commander of every aircraft shall, on landing, place himself at the disposal
of the health authority to whom he shall furnish detailed information in respect
of all inquiries made affecting public health, and he shall produce the journey
log book and the aircraft's papers to such authority for examination.
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25 Procedure in case of forced landing
(1) In the event of an aircraft, on entering the Kingdom, landing elsewhere
than at an anti-amaryl aerodrome, the commander of the aircraft shall
notify the nearest Medical Officer of Health or Police Officer who being
guided by the principles on which these regulations are based, shall if
possible, direct the aircraft to an anti-amaryl aerodrome.
(2) No cargo shall be unloaded from the aircraft and no passenger or member
of the crew of such aircraft shall leave the vicinity without the permission
of the Medical Officer of Health of the district in which the aircraft
has landed.
PART IV.—SPECIAL SANITARY MEASURES IN THE CASE
OF YELLOW FEVER
26 Prohibition of aircraft from entering the Kingdom unless departure
made from anti-amaryl aerodrome
No aircraft coming from a territory where yellow fever exists in a form clinically
or biologically recognisable may enter the Kingdom unless its final departure
from that territory was made at an anti-amaryl aerodrome.
27 Measures on arrival of aircraft from territory where yellow fever,
clinically or biologically recognisable, exists
The following measures shall be taken—
(a) medical examination of crew and passengers;
(b) inspection and, if necessary, disinsectisation of aircraft and cargo;
(c) observation either within the precincts of the aerodrome or
elsewhere, under conditions approved by the health authority, of all
persons who are suspected of suffering from yellow fever or who in
the opinion of such authority have been exposed to infection, until 6
days have elapsed since the last day on which they were so exposed
to infection.
28 Aircraft making forced landing to return to anti-amaryl aerodrome
Any aircraft which, having left an anti-amaryl aerodrome on final departure
from the Kingdom, is forced to make an emergency landing within the Kingdom
shall return to an anti-amaryl aerodrome before finaly proceeding to any territory
outside the Kingdom.
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29 Persons under surveillance may continue voyage
Persons who on arrival at an aerodrome are in respect of a specified disease
other than yellow fever liable to surveillance for the period of incubation in these
regulations prescribed may be permitted to continue the voyage prior to the
expiration of such period provided that the necessary particulars, of which an
appropriate entry shall be made in the journey log book in accordance with
regulation 4, are brought to the notice of the authorities of any aerodrome at
which the aircraft shall subsequently land within the period of incubation by
means of such entry or in such other manner as shall be sufficient to ensure that
they can be subjected to medical inspection at any such aerodrome. Persons who
are liable to observation as prescribed in these regulations may in the case of a
specified disease other than yellow fever, be permitted to continue their voyage
prior to the expiration of the period of incubation provided that the consent of
the authorities of the aerodrome at which the aircraft shall next land shall be
first obtained.
SPECIAL SANITARY MEASURES IN THE CASE OF MALARIA
30 Prohibition of aircraft from entering the Kingdom unless departure
made from anti-amaryl aerodrome
No aircraft coming from a territory where malaria is endemic or where malaria-
carrying mosquitoes exist may enter the Kingdom unless its final departure from
that territory was made at an anti-amaryl aerodrome.
31 Measures to be applied to aircraft from territory where malaria is
endemic or where malaria-carrying mosquitoes exist
In the case of aircraft coming from a territory where malaria is endemic or where
malaria-carrying mosquitoes exist the following measures shall be taken—
(a) medical inspection of crew and passengers;
(b) de-insectisation of aircraft and cargo if necessary;
(c) de-insectisation of personal effects of crew and passengers if
necessary;
(d) prior to landing all water carafes, wash hand-basin receptacles, and
all such other utensils or containers capable of holding water and
unsealed shall be emptied out and left empty;
(e) prior to landing all doors and windows shall be closed.
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PART V.—GENERAL PROVISIONS
32 Health authority to take into account previous measures taken
In applying sanitary measures to an aircraft coming from an infected area, the
health authority of every aerodrome shall take into account all measures which
have already been applied to the aircraft in any other aerodrome in the Kingdom
or elsewhere and which are duly noted in the journey log book.
33 Aircraft in certain cases not to be subjected to sanitary measures a
second time
Aircraft coming from an infected area, which have already been subjected to
satisfactory sanitary measures either in the Kingdom or elsewhere, shall not be
subjected to such measures a second time on arrival at another aerodrome
provided that no subsequent incident has occurred which calls for their re-
application and that the aircraft has not called at an aerodrome which is or is
within an infected area except to take in fuel.
34 Health authority to furnish certificate of sanitary measures taken
(1) The health authority applying sanitary measures shall whenever requested,
furnish free of charge to the commander of the aircraft or any other
interested person, a certificate specifying the nature of such measures, the
methods employed, the parts of the aircraft treated and the reasons for the
application of such measures.
(2) The health authority shall also furnish, on demand, and without charge, to
passengers arriving by an aircraft in which a case of specified disease has
occurred, a certificate giving particulars of the date of their arrival and of
the measures to which they and their personal effects have been subjected.
35 Detention of aircraft for sanitary reasons
If an aircraft has been occupied by a person suffering from a specified disease,
its detention shall be limited to the period strictly necessary for it to undergo the
prophylactic measures applicable to the aircraft and in these regulations
prescribed in the case of such specified disease.
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36 Aircraft not to be detained except for application of prescribed
measures
Save as expressly provided in these regulations, aircraft shall not be detained for
sanitary reasons.
37 Commander not wishing to submit to prescribed measures
(1) Subject to the provisions of Part IV of these regulations, any aircraft the
commander of which does not wish to submit to the measures prescribed
by the health authority in virtue of the provisions of these regulations, is at
liberty to continue its voyage. Such aircraft shall not, however, land at
another aerodrome in the Kingdom.
(2) Such aircraft shall be permitted to land goods on condition that it is
isolated and that such goods are subjected, if necessary, to measures in
these regulations prescribed.
(3) Such aircraft shall also be permitted to disembark passengers at their
request and on condition that such passengers submit to the measures
prescribed by the health authority.
(4) Such aircraft may also take in fuel, replacements, food and water while
remaining in isolation.
38 Offence
Any person who acts in contravention of or fails to comply with any of the
provisions of these regulations shall be guilty of an offence against these
regulations and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $200.
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THE SCHEDULE
FIRST SCHEDULE
(Regulation 9(1))
SECOND SCHEDULE
(Regulation 9(1))
THIRD SCHEDULE
(Regulation 9(1))
FOURTH SCHEDULE
(Regulation 10(1))
(1) RATES OF MAXIMUM CHARGES AND MEASURES TAKEN IN
RESPECT OF AIRCRAFT, THE CREW AND PASSENGERS.
(2) RATES OF CHARGES FOR MAINTENANCE OF PERSONS
DETAINED IN QUARTERS AT AN AERODROME FOR THE
PURPOSE OF OBSERVATION OR ON OTHER GROUNDS.
