PART IIControl of Disease

Public conveyances

33Use of public conveyance by person with notifiable disease

1

No person who knows that he is suffering from a notifiable disease shall —

a

enter any public conveyance used for the conveyance of persons at separate fares, or

b

enter any other public conveyance without previously notifying the owner or driver that he is so suffering.

2

No person having the care of a person whom he knows to be suffering from a notifiable disease shall permit that person to be carried—

a

in any public conveyance used for the conveyance of persons at separate fares, or

b

in any other public conveyance without previously informing the owner or driver that that person is so suffering.

3

A person who contravenes any provision of this section—

a

shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale, and

b

in addition to any fine imposed, shall be ordered by the court to pay to any person concerned with the conveyance as owner, driver or conductor a sum sufficient to cover any loss and expense incurred by him in connection with the disinfection of the conveyance in accordance with section 34 below.