ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Public Health Act
67. Removal of patient from vessel and treatment on shore
Edition: 2026-07-10 · In force
67. Removal of patient from vessel and treatment on shore
(1)Where any person on board of any vessel is suffering from any infectious or other disease and, in the opinion of the port health officer, is not accommodated or is not being nursed or treated in such manner as to guard adequately against the spread of the disease or to promote recovery, the port health officer may cause such person to be removed to a hospital or place of isolation on shore and there accommodated and treated for such period as may be considered necessary in the interests of the patient or to prevent spread of infection.(2)All reasonable expenses necessarily incurred in dealing with a patient under this section shall be a charge against the master or agent of the vessel, and may be recovered from either or both of them by the Government.