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Tuberculosis Act 1948 Public Act Date of assent 1948 No 36 12 November 1948 Contents Title Short Title and commencement Interpretation Part 1 Prevention and treatment of tuberculosis Provisions as to notiﬁcation Duty of medical practitioners to give notice of tuberculosis Notiﬁcation of intended discharge of tuberculous person from institution Duty of master of ship in harbour as to tuberculosis Registrar to notify Medical Ofﬁcer of Health of death of person affected with tuberculosis Duties and powers of Medical Ofﬁcers of Health Duties and powers of Medical Ofﬁcers of Health Power of entry in certain cases Power, in certain cases, to require medical examinations Power, in certain cases, to give directions as to precautions necessary to prevent spread of infection Functions of Hospital Boards Provision by Hospital Boards for purposes of this Act [Repealed] Duty of Board to make bylaws as to certain matters, if required [Repealed] Duty of Board to inform tuberculous patients of precautions necessary to prevent spread of infection [Repealed] Duty of Board to furnish prescribed information [Repealed] Note This Act is administered in the Ministry of Health Page 2 3 3 6 7 8 9 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 General Additional powers of Minister Provision for isolation, in certain cases, of persons likely to spread infection Appeal against order or decision under section 16 Provision of accommodation for purposes of section 16 [Repealed] Tuberculosis not to be deemed an infectious or notiﬁable disease under the Health Act 1956 Part 2 Assistance of persons suffering from tuberculosis Vocational guidance Vocational training and industrial rehabilitation courses Provision of special accommodation for tuberculous persons Right to compensation of certain workers contracting tuberculosis Part 3 Miscellaneous Protection from civil or criminal liability of persons acting under authority of this Act Obstruction of ofﬁcers and authorised persons General penalty for offences Offences punishable summarily Service of notices Money to be appropriated by Parliament for purposes of this Act Regulations An Act to make better provision for the treatment, care, and assistance of persons suffering or having suffered from tuberculosis, and for preventing the spread of tuberculosis 2 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Tuberculosis Act 1948 s 2 BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— 1 (1) (2) 2 (1) Short Title and commencement This Act may be cited as the Tuberculosis Act 1948.
This Act shall come into force on the 1st day of April 1949.

Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— Area health board[Repealed] Area health board: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Board Act 1983 (1983 No 134).

Area health board: this deﬁnition was repealed, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Reforms) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).
[Repealed] Board or Hospital Board[Repealed] Board or Hospital Board: a reference to the “Hospitals Act 1957” was substituted, as from 1 April 1958, for a reference to the “Hospitals Act 1926” pursuant to section 158(1) Hospitals Act 1957 (1957 No 40).

Board or Hospital Board: this deﬁnition was repealed, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Board Act 1983 (1983 No 134).
[Repealed] Child means any person under the age of 16 years Contact, when used with reference to tuberculosis, means any person who resides or works, or has resided or worked, in close association with any other person suffering from tuberculosis Director­General means the Director­General of Health Director­General: this deﬁnition was amended, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23) by omitting the words “appointed under the Health Act 1956”.
district nurse— (a) means a district nurse employed by the chief executive of the Ministry of Health, or in an institution; and includes a Nurse Inspector (b) District nurse: this deﬁnition was substituted, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).

District nurse: this deﬁnition was substituted, as from 1 October 2002, by section 58(1) Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001 (2001 No 93).
See section 11 of that Act for transitional provisions.

3 s 2 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Hospital Board[Repealed] Hospital Board: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Board Act 1983 (1983 No 134).

Hospital Board: this deﬁnition was repealed, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Reforms) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).
[Repealed] In­patient means any person who is an inmate of any institution for the purpose of undergoing treatment in respect of tuberculosis or of preventing the spread of the infection of tuberculosis institution means a hospital care institution within the meaning of section 58(4) of the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001 Institution: the original deﬁnition was amended by section 4(1) Hospitals Amendment Act 1971 by omitting the words “but does not include a separate institution within the meaning of that Act”.
The “Hospitals Act 1957”, being the corresponding enactment in force, was substituted for the repealed “Hospitals Act 1926”.

Institution: the original deﬁnition was further amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Board Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by inserting the words “the Area Health Board Act 1983 or”.

Institution: 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Reforms) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).
this deﬁnition was substituted, as from 1 July 1993, by section Institution: this deﬁnition was substituted, as from 1 October 2002, by section 58(1) Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001 (2001 No 93).

See section 11 of that Act for transitional provisions.
Medical Ofﬁcer of Health means a person designated as a Medical Ofﬁcer of Health under the Health Act 1956 Medical Ofﬁcer of Health: the original deﬁnition was amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Board Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by inserting the words “or under the Area Health Boards Act 1983 by an area health board”.

Medical Ofﬁcer of Health: this deﬁnition was substituted, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Reforms) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).
medical practitioner— (a) means a health practitioner who is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand continued by section 114(1)(a) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 as a practitioner of the profession of medicine; and includes a tuberculosis ofﬁcer.
(b) 4 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Tuberculosis Act 1948 s 2 this deﬁnition was amended by section 3(1) Tuberculosis the reference to the “Shipping and Seamen Act 1952” was Medical practitioner: the reference to the “Medical Practitioners Act 1995” was substituted, as from 1 July 1996, for the repealed “Medical Practitioners Act 1914”.

Medical practitioner: this deﬁnition was substituted, as from 18 September 2004, by section 175(1) Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48).
See sections 178 to 227 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.
Minister means the Minister of Health Out­patient means any person, not being an inmate of a sanatorium or other institution, who is undergoing treatment, or under medical care or supervision, in respect of tuberculous disease and is enrolled as an out­patient at a tuberculosis clinic Premises includes any home trade ship within the meaning of the Shipping and Seamen Act 1952 Premises: substituted for the repealed “Shipping and Seamen Act 1908”.
Prescribed means prescribed by this Act or by or under regulations under this Act Prescribed: Amendment Act 1973 by inserting the words “or under”.
Tuberculosis means tuberculous disease, in any form, which has not yet been arrested Tuberculosis clinic means any tuberculosis clinic established pursuant to this Act or any place declared by the Minister to be a tuberculosis clinic for the purposes of this Act Tuberculosis ofﬁcer means a medical practitioner employed by a district health board or by the Ministry of Health and in charge, in the course of such employment, of the examination, treatment, and supervision of persons who are suffering or suspected of suffering from tuberculosis and are in­patients in any institution (not being a sanatorium) under the control of the district health board or the Ministry or are attending, for examination or treatment, any such institution or any tuberculosis clinic; and includes any medical practitioner so employed who is for the time being acting as an assistant tuberculosis ofﬁcer Tuberculosis ofﬁcer: the original deﬁnition was amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Board Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by inserting the words “an area health board or”.
Tuberculosis ofﬁcer: this deﬁnition was substituted, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).

5 Part 1 s 3 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 this deﬁnition was amended, as from 1 July 1998, by Tuberculosis ofﬁcer: section 5(4) Health and Disability Services Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 74) by substituting the words “hospital and health service” for the words “Crown health enterprise”.
Tuberculosis ofﬁcer: this deﬁnition was amended, as from 1 January 2001, by section 111(1) New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 (2000 No 91) by substituting the words “district health board” for the words “hospital and health service” in both places where they appear.

Tuberculous person means any person who is suffering from tuberculosis in an active form and who is likely to infect others.
If any question arises as to whether or not any person is a contact for the purposes of this Act, the question shall be determined in accordance with the decision of the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health.
Where under this subsection any person is determined to be a contact, that person, or, if that person is a child, any parent or guardian or other person for the time being in charge of the child, may appeal in writing to the Director­General against the determination, and the Director­General’s decision shall be ﬁnal.

The Minister may from time to time, by notice in the Gazette, declare any place to be a tuberculosis clinic for the purposes of this Act.
Part 1 Prevention and treatment of tuberculosis Provisions as to notiﬁcation Duty of medical practitioners to give notice of tuberculosis Every medical practitioner who has reason to believe that any person professionally attended by him (in this section referred to as the patient) is or may be suffering from tuberculosis shall forthwith give notice in the prescribed form to the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health, and shall indicate in the form— (a) Whether the disease is in an active form or is suspected of being in that form: (b) Whether the patient is in an infectious condition or is suspected of being in that condition.
If the medical practitioner is satisﬁed that the patient is suffer­ ing from tuberculosis in an active form and is likely to infect others, he shall forthwith— (2) (3) 3 (1) (2) 6 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Part 1 s 4 (a) (b) Inform the patient and every person nursing or in imme­ diate attendance on the patient that the patient is suffer­ ing from tuberculosis and is likely to infect others; and If to his knowledge there is residing in the premises in which the patient for the time being resides some other person (not being a person nursing or in immediate at­ tendance on the patient) who is the wife, husband, civil union partner, or de facto partner of the patient, or a par­ ent or guardian of the patient, inform that person that the patient is suffering from tuberculosis and is likely to in­ fect others.
Every medical practitioner who by post mortem examination or otherwise becomes aware that any deceased person was at the time of his death suffering from tuberculosis shall forth­ with give notice in the prescribed form to the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health.

Every medical practitioner commits an offence against this Act who, without lawful excuse, fails to comply with any provision of this section.
Subsection (2)(b) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 7 Relation­ ships (Statutory References) Act 2005 (2005 No 3) by substituting the words “, husband, civil union partner, or de facto partner of the patient,” for the words “or husband”.

Subsection (3A) was inserted, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Re­ forms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).
Subsection (3A) was repealed, as from 22 January 1996, by section 3(3) Health and Disability Services Amendment Act 1995 (1995 No 84).

See regulation 2 Health and Disability Services Amendment Act Commencement Order 1995 (SR 1995/303).
(3) (3A) (4) 4 (1) Notiﬁcation of intended discharge of tuberculous person from institution Subject to the provisions of any regulations under this Act, whenever it is intended that any tuberculous person who is an in­patient in any institution should cease to be an in­patient, the medical ofﬁcer or other person for the time being in charge of the institution shall, unless that person is leaving the institu­ tion with the prior approval of the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health, give notice in writing to the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health of the 7 Part 1 s 5 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 intended departure of that person and of the date on which it is intended that he should leave the institution and, if prac­ ticable, of the address at which he intends to reside after so leaving.
The notice shall, in every case where it is practicable so to do, be given not less than 7 days before the date on which it is intended that the person should so leave.
(2) Where any such person leaves as aforesaid without the prior approval of the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health and before notice is given pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, or leaves after such notice is given but before the date speciﬁed in the notice, the medical ofﬁcer or other person for the time being in charge of the institution shall forthwith notify the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health of the departure of that person and, if practicable, of any address at which that person may be found.
Every medical ofﬁcer or other person for the time being in charge of any institution who, without lawful excuse, fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section commits an offence against this Act.
(3) (2) 5 Duty of master of ship in harbour as to tuberculosis (1) When any person on board a home trade ship in any harbour in New Zealand is suffering from any sickness of which the symptoms create a reasonable suspicion that it is tuberculosis, it shall be the duty of the master of the ship to notify the Med­ ical Ofﬁcer of Health, of the fact that there is on board the ship a person suspected of suffering from tuberculosis.
For the purposes of this section,— Home trade ship means a home trade ship within the meaning of the Shipping and Seamen Act 1952 The reference to the “Shipping and Seamen Act 1952” in the deﬁnition of Home trade ship has been substituted for the repealed “Shipping and Seamen Act 1908”.

Port Health Ofﬁcer[Repealed] Subsection (2) Port Health Ofﬁcer: the reference to the “Health Act 1956” in this deﬁnition was substituted, as from 1 January 1957, for the repealed “Health Act 1920”.
Subsection (2) Port Health Ofﬁcer: this deﬁnition was repealed, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).

[Repealed] 8 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Part 1 s 7 6 (1) (2) 7 (1) (2) Subsection (1) was amended, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23) by omitting the words “the Port Health Ofﬁcer, or”.
Registrar to notify Medical Ofﬁcer of Health of death of person affected with tuberculosis Forthwith after receiving a doctor’s certiﬁcate stating that the person to whose death it relates was affected by tuberculosis, a Registrar must give the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health written notice of that fact.

In subsection (1), the terms doctor’s certiﬁcate and Registrar have the meanings given to them by section 2 of the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act 1995.
A reference to the “Births and Deaths Registration Act 1951” in the original section 6 was substituted, as from 1 April 1952, for a reference to the “Births and Deaths Registration Act 1924” pursuant to section 53 Births and Deaths Registration Act 1951 (1951 No 22).

Section 6 was substituted, as from 28 July 1997, by section 7 Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 35).
Duties and powers of Medical Ofﬁcers of Health Duties and powers of Medical Ofﬁcers of Health It shall be the duty of every Medical Ofﬁcer of Health, forth­ with after the receipt by him of any notice, given pursuant to subsection (1) of section 3 of this Act, that any person is suspected of suffering from tuberculosis, to make such in­ quiries and do all such things as he deems necessary to as­ certain whether or not the person to whom the notice relates is suffering from tuberculosis.
It shall be the duty of every Medical Ofﬁcer of Health, when he is satisﬁed that any person is suffering from tuberculosis, to do all such things as he deems necessary to ensure, so far as may be possible,— (a) That the person obtains medical treatment, care, and supervision, whether in an institution or otherwise: The tracing of the source of the infection: The tracing of contacts of that person: The medical examination of all such contacts as afore­ said who may possibly be suffering from tuberculosis: (b) (c) (d) 9 Part 1 s 8 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (f) (e) That any person who is found, in the course of the in­ quiries made under this section, to be suffering from tu­ berculosis obtains medical treatment, care, and supervi­ sion, whether in an institution or otherwise: The immunisation by vaccine, in accordance with the prescribed methods, of such contacts and other persons coming to his knowledge in the course of his inquiries as may voluntarily submit themselves for immunisation against tuberculosis and may suitably be so immunised.
For the purposes of this section, and for the purpose of pre­ venting or limiting or eradicating the infection of tuberculosis, the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health shall have the powers conferred upon him by this Act, and all such other powers as may reason­ ably be considered incidental thereto or as may be prescribed by regulations under this Act.
Power of entry in certain cases If in the opinion of the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health it is necessary or expedient, for the purpose of giving effect to any of the pro­ visions of this Act, that any premises in which there resides, or recently resided, any person believed or suspected by him to be suffering from tuberculosis, or any contact of any such person, should be inspected and inquiries made therein, and permission to enter on the premises is refused by the occupier or any person for the time being in charge thereof, the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health or any medical practitioner, district nurse or Health Protection Ofﬁcer under the Health Act 1956 author­ ised by him in that behalf, may at all reasonable times enter on the premises and inspect them and make such inquiries as he deems necessary.
If with respect to any person who is suffering from tuberculo­ sis or any contact of any such person the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health has reason to believe or suspect that the source of the infection is in any premises in which that person or contact works, and is of opinion that for the purposes of this Act the premises should be inspected and inquiries made therein, and permission to enter on the premises is refused by the occupier or any person for the time being in charge of the premises, the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health, or any medical practitioner, dis­ (3) 8 (1) (2) 10 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Part 1 s 9 trict nurse or Health Protection Ofﬁcer under the Health Act 1956 authorised by him in that behalf, may enter at all reason­ able times upon those premises and inspect them and make such inquiries as he deems necessary.
Subsection (1) and (2) were amended by section 2 of the Tuberculosis Amend­ ment Act 1950 by substituting the words “district nurse or Inspector of Health under the Health Act 1956” for the words “or district nurse”.

The “Health Act 1956”, being the corresponding enactment in force, was sub­ stituted for the repealed “Health Act 1920”.
Subsection (1) and (2) were amended, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23) by substituting the words “Health Protection Ofﬁcer” for the words “Inspector of Health”.
9 (1) Power, in certain cases, to require medical examinations For the purposes of section 7 of this Act, in any case where the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health has reason to believe that any person is or may be suffering from tuberculosis and has refused or failed to undergo any medical or other examination in respect thereof, he may from time to time, by notice in writing, require that person to undergo, within a period to be speciﬁed in the notice, such medical, X­ray, and bacteriological examinations as may be prescribed.
(2) Any notice under subsection (1) of this section may specify any institution or tuberculosis clinic as the place where any such examination as aforesaid is to be undergone.
If in any such case— (a) (b) The person to whom the notice is given informs the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health that he objects to undergoing the examination at the institution or clinic; or The Medical Ofﬁcer of Health is satisﬁed that it is im­ practicable for the person to attend at the institution or clinic for the examination, or that it is not in the inter­ ests of the person’s health for him so to attend,— it shall be sufﬁcient compliance with the notice if the person undergoes the examination, within the period speciﬁed in the notice, at the hands of any medical practitioner approved for the purpose by the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health.
(3) Where any person who is required to undergo any such exam­ ination as aforesaid is a child the notice shall be given to a parent or guardian or some other person for the time being in 11 Part 1 s 10 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 charge of the child, and it shall be the duty of the person to whom the notice is so given to do all such things as may be necessary to comply with the notice in respect of that child.
Every person commits an offence against this Act who, with­ out lawful excuse, fails to comply with any notice given to him under this section.
(4) 10 Power, in certain cases, to give directions as to precautions necessary to prevent spread of infection (1) Whenever the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health has reason to believe that any tuberculous person refuses or has failed to take rea­ sonable precautions to prevent the spread of the infection of tuberculosis, he may by notice in writing require that person to do such things, to be speciﬁed in the notice, as may in the opinion of the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health be necessary to en­ sure that such precautions as aforesaid are taken.
(2) Where in respect of any tuberculous person who is a child the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health has reason to believe that any parent or guardian or other person for the time being in charge of the child refuses or has failed to do any thing necessary to ensure that reasonable precautions are taken to prevent the spread of the infection, he may by notice in writing require that parent, guardian, or other person to do such things, to be speciﬁed in the notice, as may in the opinion of the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health be necessary to ensure that such precautions as aforesaid are taken.
It shall be the duty of every person to whom a notice is given under this section to comply with the notice and with all other reasonable requirements in writing of the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health for the purposes of this section.

Every person commits an offence against this Act who contra­ venes or fails to comply in any respect with any notice given to him under this section or with any such requirement as afore­ said.
(4) (3) 12 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Part 1 s 13 11 12 13 Functions of Hospital Boards Provision by Hospital Boards for purposes of this Act [Repealed] Subsection (1) was amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Boards Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by inserting the words “area health board and every”.
Subsection (2) was amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Boards Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by substituting the words “area health board or Hospital Board” for the word “Board”.

Subsection (4) was amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Boards Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by substituting the words “any area health board or Hospital Board” for the words “a Board”, and by substituting the words “the area health board or Hospital Board” for the words “that Board”.
References to the “Hospitals Act 1957” in subsections (5) and (6) were substi­ tuted, as from 1 April 1958, for references to the “Hospitals Act 1926” pursuant to section 158(1) Hospitals Act 1957 (1957 No 40).

Subsections (5) and (6) were substituted, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Boards Act 1983 (1983 No 134).

In these subsections the reference to the “Hospitals Act 1957” was substituted for the repealed “Hospitals Act 1926”.
Sections 11 to 14 were repealed, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).

Duty of Board to make bylaws as to certain matters, if required [Repealed] A reference to “section 65 of the Hospitals Act 1957”, in the original subsection (1), was substituted, as from 1 April 1958, for a reference to the “Hospitals Act 1926” pursuant to section 158(1) Hospitals Act 1957 (1957 No 40).
Subsection (1) was substituted, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Boards Act 1983 (1983 No 134).

Subsection (2) was amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Boards Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by substituting the words “area health board or Hospital Board” for the word “Board”.

Sections 11 to 14 were repealed, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).
Duty of Board to inform tuberculous patients of precautions necessary to prevent spread of infection [Repealed] Section 13 was amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Boards Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by substituting the words “area health board and every Hospital Board” for the word “Board” where it ﬁrst occurs.
13 Part 1 s 14 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Section 13 was further amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Boards Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by substituting the words “area health board or Hospital Board” for the word “Board” where it secondly occurs.

Sections 11 to 14 were repealed, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).
Duty of Board to furnish prescribed information [Repealed] Section 14 was amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Boards Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by substituting the words “area health board and every Hospital Board” for the word “Board” where it ﬁrst occurs.

Section 14 was further amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Boards Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by substituting the words “area health board or Hospital Board” for the word “Board” where it secondly occurs.
Sections 11 to 14 were repealed, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).
General (b) Additional powers of Minister For the purposes of this Act, the Minister may, in addition to exercising any other powers conferred upon him by this or any other Act,— (a) Make such provision as he thinks proper for the dissem­ ination of information with respect to the nature, effects, and proper treatment of tuberculosis, and with respect to the precautions which should be taken to prevent the spread of infection: Establish and maintain any clinic and provide thereat such equipment and services, including X­ray and bac­ teriological laboratory equipment and services, as may be necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of tubercu­ losis and for the immunisation against tuberculosis of such persons or classes of persons as may voluntarily submit themselves for immunisation and may suitably be immunised: Encourage the establishment of associations for the pur­ pose of preventing the spread of tuberculosis, and of se­ curing the care, supervision, after­care, and assistance of persons who are suffering or have suffered from tu­ berculosis, and authorise the grant of subsidies, on such (c) 14 15 14 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Part 1 s 16 conditions as he thinks ﬁt, to any such association out of money appropriated by Parliament for the purpose.
16 Provision for isolation, in certain cases, of persons likely to spread infection (1) Where the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health is satisﬁed that any per­ son suffering from tuberculosis (in this section referred to as the patient) is in an infectious condition, and— (a) That in the patient’s own interest he should be properly attended and treated; and That the patient’s circumstances are such that proper precautions to prevent the spread of the infection cannot be taken, or that such precautions are not being taken; and That substantial risk of infection is or will be thereby caused to others,— (b) (c) the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health may apply to a District Court Judge, who may order the patient to be removed to an insti­ tution or some other suitable place where he can be properly attended and treated and to be detained there for such period, not exceeding 3 months, as the District Court Judge thinks ﬁt; or, if the patient is an in­patient in an institution and proposes, contrary to the advice of the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health or of a medical ofﬁcer of the institution or of a medical practitioner, to leave the institution, order him to be detained in the institution or in some other institution or suitable place for such period, not exceeding 3 months, as the District Court Judge thinks ﬁt.
(2) At any time while any patient is detained pursuant to any order for the time being in force under this section, the Medical Of­ ﬁcer of Health, on being satisﬁed that the conditions which led to the patient’s detention being ordered will again exist if he is not detained for a further period, may apply to a District Court Judge, who may order the detention of the patient for a further period, not exceeding 3 months in the case of each succeeding order.
(3) Where an application for an order is made under this section the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health shall give to the patient, or to some person having the care of the patient, not less than 3 15 Part 1 s 16 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 clear days’ notice in writing of the time and place at which the application will be heard.
(4) At any time after the expiration of 6 weeks from the date of any order for the time being in force under this section, the patient, or any person acting on behalf of and with the consent of the patient, may apply to a District Court Judge for the rescission of the order, and the District Court Judge may, if he thinks ﬁt, rescind the order.
Where any application is made under this subsection the person making the application shall give to the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health not less than 3 clear days’ notice in writing of the time and place at which the application will be heard.

(5) Where any application is made under this section the District Court Judge shall require the patient to be examined by 2 med­ ical practitioners appointed by him for the purpose.
Subject to the provisions of this section, and to the decision of the Judge on any appeal under the next succeeding section, every order under this section shall be ﬁnal and binding on all parties.

(6) (7) An order under this section may be addressed to the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health or such other person as the District Court Judge thinks expedient, and the person to whom the order is addressed may do all acts necessary for giving effect to the order.
The medical ofﬁcer or other person in charge of any institution or other place to which any patient is ordered to be removed as aforesaid shall, on the presentation of the order, receive the patient and arrange for his medical treatment, and shall do such other acts as may be necessary for giving effect to the order.
(8) (8A) Subject to the provisions of subsection (9) of this section, while any order under this section for the detention of a pa­ tient in any institution or other place continues in force, the medical ofﬁcer or other person in charge of the institution or place shall detain the patient or cause him to be detained in that institution or place, by force if necessary.
(9) At any time while any patient is detained in any institution or other place pursuant to an order for the time being in force under this section, a District Court Judge may, if he thinks ﬁt, 16 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Part 1 s 16 on the application of the Medical Ofﬁcer of Health or of the medical ofﬁcer or other person in charge of the institution or place, order the patient to be removed to another institution or suitable place and to be detained there while the ﬁrst­men­ tioned order continues in force.
The provisions of subsections (3) to (8A) and subsections (10) to (12A) of this section shall, so far as applicable and with the necessary modiﬁcations, ap­ ply with respect to every application and every order made under this subsection.

(10) No person who is removed to or detained in any institution or other place pursuant to an order under this section shall, while the order continues in force, leave or attempt to leave the institution or place.
(11) Every person commits an offence against this Act who— (a) Wilfully disobeys an order under this section: (b) Obstructs or delays or in any way interferes with the prompt execution of an order under this section: Contravenes or fails to comply in any respect with any of the provisions of this section.

(c) (12) Every person who knowingly assists any other person in com­ mitting or attempting to commit an offence under this section shall be deemed to have committed an offence against this Act.
(12A) If any person who is removed to or detained in any insti­ tution or other place pursuant to an order under this section leaves the institution or place while the order continues in force, then (without prejudice to any proceedings that may be taken against him or any other person in respect of an offence under this section) that person may be arrested by an ofﬁcer of the Ministry of Health or by any member of the staff of that institution or place or by any constable without warrant and de­ livered forthwith, by force if necessary, to the same or another suitable institution or place.
If in any such case the patient is delivered to any institution or place other than that to which the order relates, the person by whom he was arrested shall, as soon as may be practicable, cause him to be removed to the institution or place to which the order relates.
Until he is so removed the institution or place to which he was so delivered shall be deemed for the purposes of this section to be an insti­ 17 Part 1 s 17 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 tution or place to which the order relates, and the provisions of this section shall apply accordingly.

(13) Subsection (8) of section 31 of the Statutes Amendment Act 1941 is hereby repealed.
Compare: 1941 No 26 s 31(8); Public Health Act 1936, s 172 (UK) Subsection (5) was amended by section 4 Tuberculosis Amendment Act 1950 by substituting the words “the [[District Court Judge]] shall require the patient to be examined by 2 medical practitioners” for the words “the Magistrate may, if he thinks ﬁt, require the patient to be examined by any medical practitioner”.

Subsection (8A) was inserted by section 3(1) Tuberculosis Amendment Act 1950.
Subsection (9) was amended by section 3 Tuberculosis Amendment Act 1950 by substituting the words “subsections (3) to (8A) and subsections (10) to (12A)” for the words “subsections three to eight and subsections ten to twelve”.

Subsection (12A) was inserted by section 2 Tuberculosis Amendment Act 1950.

Subsection (12A) was amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Boards Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by inserting, after the words “Depart­ ment of Health”, the words “or of an area health board”.
Subsection (12A) was amended, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23) by substituting the words “Ministry of Health” for the words “Department of Health or of an area health board”.
17 Appeal against order or decision under section 16 (1) Any person in respect of whom any order is made under sec­ tion 16 of this Act, or in respect of whom an application for the rescission of an order is made under subsection (4) of that section, may, within 7 days after the making of the order or, as the case may be, the decision of the District Court Judge refus­ ing the application, or within such further time as the District Court Judge may in his discretion allow, appeal to a Judge of the High Court, in Chambers, against the order or decision.
(3) (2) On the hearing of the appeal the Judge may conﬁrm, modify, or reverse the order or decision of the District Court Judge, and the Judge’s decision shall be ﬁnal and binding on all parties.
Subject to the provisions of this section, the procedure on the appeal shall be such as is prescribed by regulations under this Act, and, in so far as those regulations do not extend, shall be in accordance with the rules relating to appeals to the High Court against ﬁnal determinations of District Courts in their civil jurisdiction.
18 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Part 2 s 20 18 Provision of accommodation for purposes of section 16 [Repealed] Subsection (1) was amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Boards Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by inserting the words “area health board or”, and by substituting the words “area health board or Hospital Board” for the word “Board” where it secondly occurs.
Subsection (2) was amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Boards Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by substituting the words “area health board or Hospital Board” for the word “Board”.

Subsection (3) was amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Boards Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by substituting the words “area health board or Hospital Board” for the words “Board or Boards”.
Section 18 was repealed, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).

19 (1) Tuberculosis not to be deemed an infectious or notiﬁable disease under the Health Act 1956 Tuberculosis shall not be deemed to be an infectious or notiﬁ­ able disease within the meaning of the Health Act 1956.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (1) of this section, the provisions of section 82, 83, 86, and 87 of the Health Act 1956 shall continue to apply in all respects as if tuberculosis were an infectious disease under that Act.

Section 17 of the Health Amendment Act 1940 is hereby re­ pealed.

The Notiﬁable Diseases Order 1940 is hereby revoked.

In subsection (1) the “Health Act 1956”, being the corresponding enactment in force, was substituted for the repealed “Health Act 1920”.
Subsection (2) was amended by section 2 Tuberculosis Amendment Act 1957 by substituting the words “section 82, 83, 86, and 87 of the Health Act 1956” for the words “sections 88 to 90, 93, and 94 of the Health Act 1920”.
(4) (3) Part 2 Assistance of persons suffering from tuberculosis 20 Vocational guidance For the purpose of advising persons undergoing treatment or otherwise under medical care or supervision by reason of their suffering or having suffered from tuberculosis and desiring to undertake employment, or work on their own account, of a 19 Part 2 s 21 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 kind suited to their physical condition, age, experience, and general qualiﬁcations, the Minister may make such arrange­ ments as may be necessary with the Minister of Education and the State Services Commission for the services of vocational guidance ofﬁcers of the Department of Education to be made available at any sanatorium, tuberculosis clinic, or other insti­ tution.
In the exercise of his functions under this section every vocational guidance ofﬁcer shall be under the general supervi­ sion of the tuberculosis ofﬁcer of the institution or, if there is no such tuberculosis ofﬁcer, of the medical ofﬁcer for the time being in charge of the institution.

Section 20 was amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Boards Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by substituting the words “area health board or Hospital Board” for the words “Hospital Board or Boards”.
Section 20 was amended, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23) by omitting the words “under the control of any area health board or Hospital Board or of the Department of Health”.

The reference to the “State Services Commission” was substituted for a refer­ ence to the “Public Service Commission” by section 3(10) of the State Services Act 1962.
Vocational training and industrial rehabilitation courses For the purpose of enabling persons undergoing treatment or otherwise under medical care or supervision by reason of their suffering or having suffered from tuberculosis to undertake employment, or work on their own account, of a kind suited to their physical condition, age, experience, and general qualiﬁcations, the Minister may make arrangements with any Government Department or any body of persons for the establishment and maintenance of vocational training or industrial rehabilitation centres, and for the provision, under adequate medical supervision, of vocational training or in­ dustrial rehabilitation courses for such persons as aforesaid at such places as he thinks ﬁt, whether at sanatoria, tuberculosis clinics, or other institutions or elsewhere.
Section 21 was amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Boards Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by inserting, after the words “under the control of”, the words “area health boards or”.

Section 21 was amended, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23) by omitting the words “under 21 20 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Part 2 s 23 the control of area health boards or Hospital Boards or of the Department of Health”.
22 (1) Provision of special accommodation for tuberculous persons The Minister may make such provision as he thinks ﬁt— (a) For the supply or loan, for the use of tuberculous per­ sons, of specially constructed shelters or portable huts, and for the repair of such shelters or huts: For the making of repairs or structural alterations or additions to dwellinghouses in which tuberculous per­ sons reside: For the supply of articles of furniture for the use of tu­ berculous persons.
(b) (c) (2) The Minister may make arrangements with any Government Department or any body of persons for the making of such provision as aforesaid.
23 Right to compensation of certain workers contracting tuberculosis (1) Where any person contracts tuberculosis while employed in any institution on nursing duties or on such other duties or classes of duties as may be prescribed, and the incapacity or death of that person results from that disease, then, notwith­ standing anything contained in section 19 of the Workers’ Compensation Act 1956, compensation shall be payable under that Act in respect of the incapacity or death of that person in all respects as if the disease were a personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of that employment, and the provisions of that Act, including the said section 19 (except subsections (1) to (3) thereof), shall, so far as applicable and with the necessary modiﬁcations, apply accordingly.
(1A) Subject to section 5 and subsection (6) of section 67 of the Accident Compensation Act 1972, but notwithstanding any other provision of the said section 67 or anything in subsection (1) of this section, if— (a) Any person contracts tuberculosis while employed as provided in subsection (1) of this section; and 21 Part 2 s 23 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (b) (c) The incapacity or death of that person results from that disease; and The employment during which the disease was con­ tracted includes any period on or after the date ﬁxed by Order in Council under that Act for the commencement of section 67 of that Act— cover shall exist, rehabilitation assistance shall be given, and compensation shall be payable, under that Act, in respect of the incapacity or death of that person in all respects as if the disease were a personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of that employment, and compensation shall not be payable under the Workers’ Compensation Act 1956, and the provisions of the Accident Compensation Act 1972 (ex­ cept subsections (1) to (4) of the said section 67) shall, so far as applicable and with the necessary modiﬁcations, apply ac­ cordingly.
(2) Where any person to whom this section applies is found to be suffering from tuberculosis at any time while he is employed as aforesaid or at any time within 2 years after having ceased to be so employed that person shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed for the purposes of this section to have contracted tuberculosis while so employed.
For the purposes of this section, any vocational guidance ofﬁ­ cer of the Department of Education acting as such, pursuant to section 20 of this Act, at any sanatorium, tuberculosis clinic, or other institution and any school teacher engaged in teach­ ing at any hospital class at any institution shall be deemed to be employed in the institution on duties to which subsection (1) of this section applies.
(3) (4) Without limiting or affecting in any way the application of the foregoing provisions of this section, it is hereby declared that this section shall extend and apply with respect to any person who, while employed as aforesaid, has contracted tuberculosis before the date of the commencement of this Act and— (a) Is on that date still incapacitated as a result of that dis­ ease; or 22 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Part 2 s 23 (b) Becomes incapacitated or dies after that date as a result of that disease: Provided that no compensation shall in any case be payable in respect of any period of incapacity before the commencement of this Act, and any payment, allowance, or beneﬁt which that person has received from the employer in respect of that period shall be taken into account in assessing the aggregate amount of compensation payable in respect of that person under this subsection.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (5) of sec­ tion 19 of the Workers’ Compensation Act 1956, where the incapacity of any person to whom this section applies has com­ menced before the date of the commencement of this Act, then, for the purposes of sections 52 and 53 of the Workers’ Com­ pensation Act 1956 (which relate to the giving of notice and the limitation of actions), that incapacity shall be deemed to have commenced on that date.
(6) (7) In subsection (1) the reference to “any psychiatric hospital” within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1969 was substituted for a reference to “any public institution” within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1911 (as amended by section 2 of the Mental Health Amendment Act 1954) by section 129(6) Mental Health Act 1969; “s 19 Workers’ Compensation Act 1956”, being the corresponding enactment in force, has been substituted for section 10 of the repealed Workers’ Compensation Act 1922 and subsections (1) to (5) of section 19 1956 Act have been substituted for subsections (1) and (2) of section 10 of the repealed 1922 Act.
Subsection (1) was amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Boards Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by inserting the words “area health board or”.
Subsection (1) further amended, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23) by substituting the words “in any institution” for the words “by any Hospital Board or in any in­ stitution or service under the control of any area health board or the Department of Health (including any psychiatric hospital within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1969)”.

Subsection (1A) was inserted by section 2 Tuberculosis Amendment Act 1978.
In subsection (2) the expression “2 years” was substituted for the expression “12 months” by section 2 Tuberculosis Amendment Act 1958.

The original subsection (3) was amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Boards Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by inserting the words “area health board or”, and by substituting the words “area health board or Hospital Board” for the word “Board” where it thirdly occurs.
23 Part 3 s 24 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Subsection (3) was substituted, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Re­ forms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).

In subsection (5), subsection (5) of section 19 and sections 52 and 58 Workers’ Compensation Act 1956, being the corresponding enactments in force, have been substituted for section 10(4) and sections 26 and 27 of the repealed Work­ ers’ Compensation Act 1922.
Subsections (6) and (7) were repealed by section 158(1) Hospitals Act 1957.
Part 3 Miscellaneous 24 Protection from civil or criminal liability of persons acting under authority of this Act (1) A person who does any act in pursuance or intended pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act shall not be under any civil or criminal liability in respect thereof, whether on the ground of want of jurisdiction, or mistake of law or fact, or on any other ground, unless he has acted in bad faith or without reasonable care.
(2) No proceedings, civil or criminal, shall be brought against any person in any Court in respect of any such act except by leave of a Judge of the High Court, and such leave shall not be granted unless the Judge is satisﬁed that there is substantial ground for the contention that the person against whom it is sought to bring the proceedings has acted in bad faith or with­ out reasonable care.
(4) (3) Notice of any application under the last preceding subsection shall be given to the person against whom it is sought to bring the proceedings, and that person shall be entitled to be heard against the application.

Leave to bring such proceedings shall not be granted unless application for such leave is made within 6 months after the act complained of, or, in the case of a continuance of injury or damage, within 6 months after the ceasing of the injury or damage.
In granting leave to bring any proceedings as aforesaid, the Judge may limit the time within which such leave may be ex­ ercised.

(5) 24 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Part 3 s 28 25 26 27 28 (1) Obstruction of ofﬁcers and authorised persons Every person commits an offence against this Act who in any way resists, obstructs, or deceives any other person in the ex­ ercise of any powers conferred upon that other person by or pursuant to this Act.
General penalty for offences Every person who commits an offence against this Act for which no penalty is provided elsewhere than in this section shall be liable to a ﬁne not exceeding $40 and (if the offence is a continuing one) to a further ﬁne not exceeding $4 for every day during which the offence continues.

The sums of “$40” and “$4” were substituted for “£20” and “£2” respectively by section 7 Decimal Currency Act 1964.
Offences punishable summarily All proceedings in respect of offences against this Act or against any regulations made under or pursuant to this Act shall be taken in a summary way under the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.

The “Summary Proceedings Act 1957”, being the corresponding enactment in force, was substituted for the repealed “Justices of the Peace Act 1927”.
Service of notices Except as otherwise expressly provided in any regulations under this Act, any notice required or authorised under this Act to be given to any person may be delivered to him either personally or by sending it to his last known place of abode or business by messenger or by ordinary post or by registered letter.

(2) Any notice that is so sent by registered letter shall be deemed to have been delivered at the time when the registered letter would in the ordinary course of post be delivered.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this section, a District Court Judge may in any case make an order directing the manner in which any notice is to be delivered, or dispensing with the delivery thereof, or varying the time within which any notice is required by this Act to be given.
25 Part 3 s 29 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 29 Money to be appropriated by Parliament for purposes of this Act All money payable and expenses incurred by the Minister or any Government Department under this Act or in the adminis­ tration thereof shall be payable out of money appropriated by Parliament for the purpose.
30 (1) Regulations The Governor­General from time to time, by Order in Council, may make regulations for any purpose for which regulations are contemplated by this Act, and may make all such other regulations as may in his opinion be necessary or expedient for giving effect to the provisions of this Act and for the due administration thereof.
(2) Without limiting the general power hereinbefore conferred, it is hereby declared that regulations may be made under this section for all or any of the following purposes: (a) Regulating the establishment, management, equipment, maintenance, and inspection of institutions and tubercu­ losis clinics for the purposes of this Act: Regulating and prescribing the appointment, qualiﬁca­ tions, and duties of tuberculosis ofﬁcers: Regulating the classiﬁcation of persons suffering from tuberculosis: Regulating the treatment, control, and supervision of persons suffering from tuberculosis in any institution or attending any institution or tuberculosis clinic: Prescribing standards to be complied with in clinical, bacteriological, and other examinations and investiga­ tions necessary to determine whether any person is suf­ fering from tuberculosis, and whether any person who has been suffering from tuberculosis is no longer a tu­ berculous person: Regulating the immunisation, by vaccine, of persons against tuberculosis, and prescribing methods to be used and standards to be complied with therein: Prescribing procedure on appeals against orders or de­ cisions of District Court Judges under section 17 of this Act: (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) 26 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Part 3 s 30 (h) (i) (j) (k) (l) (m) (n) (o) (p) Prescribing the information and particulars to be fur­ nished to Medical Ofﬁcers of Health by medical practi­ tioners for the purposes of this Act: Prescribing precautions necessary to prevent the spread of the infection of tuberculosis to be taken by persons suffering from tuberculosis, and by persons attending or having the care or charge of any such person: Prescribing the duties and powers of Medical Ofﬁcers of Health for the purposes of this Act; and prescribing the medical, X­ray, and bacteriological examinations that may be required under section 9 of this Act: Regulating the notiﬁcation with respect to tuberculo­ sis pursuant to this Act by medical practitioners and other
 persons, prescribing the forms of notices to be used therefor, and prescribing the fees payable to med­ ical practitioners in respect of such notiﬁcation: Prescribing forms of any other notices, orders, and other instruments that may be required for the purposes of this Act or enabling such forms to be prescribed: Prescribing conditions subject to which vocational training or industrial rehabilitation courses may be made available to persons under this Act, and generally regulating the provision of those courses: Providing for the payment, in whole or in part, of reasonable travelling expenses incurred by persons required to travel within New Zealand for the purpose of undergoing medical or X­ray examinations or treat­ ment in respect of tuberculosis, or for the purpose of attending vocational training or industrial rehabilitation courses under this Act; and prescribing the cases and the manner in which and the extent to which such payment may be made: Prescribing duties or classes of duties in respect of which the provisions of section 23 of this Act shall apply: Prescribing ﬁnes for the breach of any regulation made under this Act, not exceeding $40 in any case and, where the breach is a continuing one, not exceeding $4 27 Part 3 s 30 Tuberculosis Act 1948 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 for every day or part of a day during which the breach continues.
(3) Subsection (2)(h) was amended, as from 1 April 1984, by section 98 Area Health Boards Act 1983 (1983 No 134) by inserting the words “area health boards and”.

Subsection (2)(h) was amended, as from 18 September 2004, by section 175(1) Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48) by omitting the word “registered”.

See sections 178 to 227 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.
Subsection (2)(h) was further amended, as from 1 July 1993, by section 32 Health Reforms (Transitional Reforms) Act 1993 (1993 No 23) by substi­ tuting the words “registered medical practitioners” for the words “area health boards and Hospital Boards”.

Subsection (2)(l) was amended by section 3(2) Tuberculosis Amendment Act 1973 by inserting the words “or enabling such forms to be prescribed”.
In subsection (2)(p) the sums of “$40” and “$4” were substituted for “£20” and “£2” respectively by section 7 Decimal Currency Act 1964.

Subsection (3) was repealed, as from 19 December 1989, by section 11 Regu­ lations (Disallowance) Act 1989 (1989 No 143).

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