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(1)If the sheriff (acting, if he deems it necessary, ex parte) is satisfied, on a written certificate issued by the [F1designated medical officer] for any district—
(a)that there is reason to believe that some person in the district is or has been suffering from an infectious disease, or, though not suffering from such a disease, is carrying an organism that is capable of causing it, and
(b)that in his own interest, or in the interest of his family, or in the public interest, it is expedient that he should be medically examined, and
(c)that he is not under the treatment of a registered medical practitioner, or that the registered medical practitioner who is treating him consents to the making of an order under this section,
the sheriff may order him to be medically examined by the [F1designated medical officer], or by a registered medical practitioner nominated by the [F1designated medical officer].
(2)If the sheriff (acting if he deems it necessary, ex parte) is satisfied, on a written certificate issued by the [F1designated medical officer] for any district—
(a)that there is reason to believe that one of a group of persons, though not suffering from an infectious disease, is carrying an organism that is capable of causing it; and
(b)that in the interest of those persons or their families, or in the public interest, it is expedient that those persons should be medically examined,
the sheriff may order them to be medically examined by the [F1designated medical officer] or by a registered medical practitioner nominated by the [F1designated medical officer].
(3)In this section, references to a person’s being medically examined shall be construed as including references to his being submitted to bacteriological and radiological tests and similar investigations, and references to the sheriff shall be construed, in relation to any place, as including references to any justice of the peace appointed for an area which includes that place, and to any burgh magistrate so appointed.
(4)This section applies to Scotland only.
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F1Words substituted by National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 58), Sch. 6 para. 139
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