Public Health Act
This legislation deals with various aspects of public health in Fiji, including the establishment of the Board of Health, infectious diseases, vaccination, quarantine measures, emergency vaccinations, health inspections, and sanitary conditions in public places.
| Applicable country | Fiji | ||
| Topics | Quarantine and isolation | ||
| Subtopics | Authority to isolate Authority to quarantine Emergency vaccination authority Enforcement of emergency vaccination Isolation enforcement mechanisms and penalties List of actionable diseases Quarantine and isolation policies Quarantine enforcement mechanisms and penalties Sewerage | ||
| Original publication | 1 Jan 1936 | ||
| Entered into force | 1 Jan 1936 | ||
| Latest update | 1 Jan 1936 | ||
| Relevant articles | Part VII details powers in infectious disease management, assigning quarantine and isolation powers to the national level. Article 69, section 3 c,d allow for the ordering of emergency vaccination and state that any attempt to forego this vaccination or otherwise interfere will result in a fine of $40. The first schedule lists actionable diseases. | ||
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