The Public Health (Aircraft) Regulations 1979

12.—(1) Where a member of the crew of an aircraft becomes aware that there is on board the aircraft during a flight a person who is suffering from an infectious disease, or who has symptoms which may indicate the presence of infectious disease, he shall report the details to the commander of the aircraft who shall send a radio message to that effect to the authorised officer at the first customs airport at which the aircraft is due to land, or to the owner or manager of such airport.

(2) If such radio message is sent to the authorised officer, he shall immediately notify the customs officer of its contents.

(3) If such radio message is sent to the person in charge of the customs airport he shall immediately notify the authorised officer and the customs officer of its contents.

(4) The owner or manager of an aerodrome or any person deputed to act on his behalf, shall inform the authorised officer of any aircraft arriving at that aerodrome which during its flight last landed at

(a) an aerodrome within an infected area; or

(b) such aerodrome as may be notified by the medical officer.

(5) The information required under paragraph (4) shall be given to the authorised officer before or immediately after the arrival of the aircraft mentioned therein.

(6) The medical officer may require the commander of an aircraft, or, as the case may be, all such commanders flying the aircraft of a specified airline, to complete an Aircraft Declaration of Health in the form set out in Schedule 1.

(7) The Aircraft Declaration of Health completed in accordance with paragraph (6) shall be delivered to the authorised officer by the commander of the aircraft, or by a member of the crew deputed to act on his behalf.