Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Interpretation of Part
For the purposes of this Part— “child” means a person who is under, or who appears to be under, fifteen years of age; “public vacc…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Private asylums
(1) If the Minister is satisfied that proper provision will be made for the care, comfort and custody of persons affected with lep…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Police officer to execute orders under Act
It shall be the duty of every police officer to execute any lawful order of the Minister, or any magistrate issued under this Act,…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Examination and report of one medical practitioner to suffice temporarily where two not available
Notwithstanding anything in this Act contained, the examination and report of one medical practitioner shall suffice for the purpo…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Rules under Part
The Minister may make rules and prescribe the penalties for the breach thereof not exceeding the penalties mentioned in section 98…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Penalties for contravention of Part
Any person who is guilty of an offence under this Part shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifteen thousand shillings or to im…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Photographing of persons confined in asylums
(1) It shall be the duty of every person detained in an asylum under this Act to submit himself to be photographed from time to ti…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Cleansing and disinfecting of residence of persons isolated
Whenever any person has been placed in isolation by order of a magistrate under section 79, the medical officer of health shall ca…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Court may appoint manager of detained persons
(1) The High Court may appoint a manager for the temporary or permanent care and administration of any property of a person remove…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Superintendent may recover certain sums from inmates and allow private building
It shall be lawful, subject to the approval of the Minister, for the superintendent in the case of any inmate of an asylum under t…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Cost of erection and maintenance of asylum to be defrayed out of public funds
The cost of the erection, establishment and maintenance of asylums, of the removal of persons thereto, of the maintenance of perso…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Visiting of persons detained
Every person detained in lawful custody under this Act shall be permitted to receive visits from relatives, friends or legal advis…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Suspects and detained lepers deemed to be in lawful custody
(1) Every person placed in isolation or during the course of removal to or while detained in an asylum under this Act shall be dee…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Intercourse of persons detained in asylums
(1) No person shall be permitted to enter any asylum except in accordance with the rules made in that behalf under this Act. (2) E…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Duties of superintendents
It shall be the duty of every superintendent to inspect from time to time in accordance with rules made hereunder the asylum to wh…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Appointment of superintendent of asylum
(1) The Minister may appoint from time to time superintendents, who shall have the direction and management of any asylum to which…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Minister may order discharge from asylum at any time
The Minister may, notwithstanding anything in this Act contained, at any time on sufficient reason to him appearing, issue an orde…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Where Minister not satisfied that person detained under interim reception order is affected with leprosy
(1) Whenever the Minister is not satisfied that a person detained under an interim reception order is affected with leprosy, he sh…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Where Minister satisfied that person detained under interim reception order is affected with leprosy
(1) Whenever the Minister is satisfied that any person detained under an interim reception order as aforesaid is affected with lep…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Voluntary submission to treatment of persons affected with leprosy
If any person within a specified area suspects that he is affected with leprosy and desires to submit himself to treatment therefo…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Interim reception order and reports to be sent to Minister
Any superintendent who has received any person into an asylum under an interim reception order shall as soon thereafter as possibl…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Interim reception order in doubtful case
(1) If such medical practitioners aforesaid report that the person alleged to be affected with leprosy is so affected, or that it…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Discharge of suspect if not affected
If such medical practitioners aforesaid report that the person alleged to be affected with leprosy is not so affected, the magistr…
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Public Health Act CAP 242▤
Magistrate to arrange for medical examination
A magistrate who has issued such isolation order as aforesaid shall cause the person to be examined as soon as possible by two med…
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