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        Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        Part I Administrative Provisions
        General administration
        1. Authorities administering Act.
        Port health districts and authorities
        2. Port health districts and authorities.
        3. Jurisdiction and powers of port health authority.
        4. General provisions as to orders constituting port health districts and authorities.
        5. Financial provisions as to port health authorities.
        Port of London
        6. Extent of Port of London
        7. Port health district and authority for Port of London.
        8. Supplementary provisions as to London port health district.
        Inland and coastal waters
        9. Vessels in inland or coastal waters.
        Part II Control of Disease
        General
        10. Notifiable diseases.
        11. Cases of notifiable disease and food poisoning to be reported.
        12. Fees for certificates under s. 11.
        13. Regulations for control of certain diseases.
        14. Application of s. 13 to aerodromes.
        15. Contravention of regulations under s. 13.
        16. Power of local authority to direct that other diseases notifiable.
        17. Exposure of persons and articles liable to convey notifiable disease.
        18. Information to be furnished by occupier in case of notifiable disease or food poisoning.
        19. Trading etc. by person with notifiable disease.
        20. Stopping of work to prevent spread of disease.
        Children
        21. Exclusion from school of child liable to convey notifiable disease.
        22. List of day pupils at school having case of notifiable disease.
        23. Exclusion of children from places of entertainment or assembly.
        Infected articles
        24. Infected articles not to be taken or sent to be washed or cleaned.
        25. Library books.
        26. Infectious matter not to be placed in dustbins.
        27. Provision of disinfecting stations.
        Infected premises
        28. Prohibition of certain work on premises where notifiable disease exists.
        29. Letting of house or room after recent case of notifiable disease.
        30. Duty on ceasing to occupy house after recent case of notifiable disease.
        31. Disinfection of premises.
        32. Removal of person from infected house.
        Public conveyances
        33. Use of public conveyance by person with notifiable disease.
        34. Duty of owner, driver or conductor of public conveyance.
        Infectious persons
        35. Medical examination.
        36. Medical examination of group of persons believed to comprise carrier of notifiable disease.
        37. Removal to hospital of person with notifiable disease.
        38. Detention in hospital of person with notifiable disease.
        Common lodging-houses
        39. Keeper of common lodging-house to notify case of infectious disease.
        40. Medical examination of inmates of common lodging-house.
        41. Removal to hospital of inmate of common lodging-house with notifiable disease.
        42. Closure of common lodging-house on account of notifiable disease.
        Death of person suffering from notifiable disease
        43. Person dying in hosptial with notifiable disease.
        44. Isolation of body of person dying with notifiable disease.
        45. Restriction of wakes.
        Part III
        Disposal of Dead Bodies
        46. Burial and cremation.
        47. Regulations about dead bodies.
        48. Removal of body to mortuary or for immediate burial.
        Part IV
        Canal Boats
        49. Regulations as to canal boats.
        50. Power to enter and inspect canal boats.
        51. Duties of local authorities and port health authorities under Part IV.
        52. Prosecution of offences under Part IV.
        53. Interpretation of Part IV.
        Part V
        Miscellaneous
        54. Instruction about health and disease.
        55. Inducements offered by dealers in rags and old clothes.
        56. Tents, vans, sheds and similar structures.
        Part VI General
        57. General provision for compensation.
        58. Form of notices and other documents.
        59. Authentication of documents.
        60. Service of notices and other documents.
        61. Power to enter premises.
        62. Supplementary provisions as to entry.
        63. Penalty for obstructing execution of Act.
        64. Restriction on right to prosecute.
        65. Daily penalties for continuing offences.
        66. Inclusion of several sums in one complaint.
        67. Applications to, and appeals from magistrates' courts.
        68. Judges and justices not to be disqualified by liability to rates.
        69. Protection from personal liability.
        70. Local inquiries .
        71. Default powers of Secretary of State.
        72. Cumulative effect of Act.
        73. Crown property.
        74. Interpretation.
        75. Inner Temple and Middle Temple.
        76. Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
        77. Transitional provisions and savings.
        78. Amendments and repeals.
        79. Short title, commencement and extent.
        Schedules
        Schedule 1 Transitional Provisions and Savings
        Schedule 2 Consequential Amendments
        Schedule 3 Repeals
        Table of Derivations

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