Merchant Shipping Act,1958

Act No : 44

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Section : Medical inspection after embarkation in certain cases.

272. Medical inspection after embarkation in certain cases. (1) If in any case a pilgrim ship does not proceed on her voyage within forty-eight hours after all the pilgrims have been received on board, and there is reason to suspect that any person on board is suffering from cholera or choleraic indisposition or any dangerously infectious or contagious disease, a medical inspection of all persons on board may be held in such manner as the Central Government may direct. (2) If on such inspection any person is found to be suffering from cholera or choleraic indisposition or any dangerously infectious or contagious disease, or shows any signs of the same or any other 524 suspicious symptoms, he shall, together with all articles belonging to him, be at once removed from the ship.

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