Compulsory Vaccination Abolition Act 1901 (SA)

EDWARDI V11 REGIS.

A.D. 1901.

No. 761.

An Act to abolish Compulsory Vaccination.

[A s s e ~ ted to, Novembe~ 30th, 1901.1

B E it Enacted by the Governor, with the advice and consent of - the Parliament of South Australia, as follows:

1, (1) No parent or other ycrson shall bc liable to any penalty Exemption from

under section 21 of " The Vaccination Act, 1882," if within six P ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ~ .

months from the birth of the child he makes a declaration before a Justice of the Peace, in the form of the Schedule hereto, that he conscientiously believes that vaccination would be prejudicial to the health of the child, and within seven days thereafter delivers to the vaccination officer such declaration.

(2) This section shall come into operation on the passing of this Act, but in its application to a child born before the passing of this Act there shall be substituted fbr t l ~ period of six months horn the birth of the child the period of six months from the passing of this Act.

2, The Governor may, on the breaking out of smallpox in the Governor may sus-

State, by Proclamation render section 1 inoperative for % specified ; ~; ~ r ~ ~ $ ~ i ~ ~ ~ f time in the whole or any part of the State, and may order persons contacts.

who have been contacts with a case of	smallpox to be vaccinated or	-
re-vaccinated within a specified time.

3. This Act shall continue in force until the thirtieth day of Duration,

June, one thousand nine hundred and six.

In the name and on behalf of His Majesty, I hereby assent to

this Bill. TENNYSON, Governor.

761 SCHEDULE

I" EDWARDI VII, No. 761.

The Compulsory Vaccination Abolition Act.--1901.

SCHEDULE.

I, A.B., do declare that I conscientiously beliew that vaccination will be ~ r e j u -

dicinl to t he health of C.D.

[Signature.]

Declared before me, at , thie day of 7

19 .

, J.P.

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Adelaide: By authority, C. E. Bars~ow, Governmeat Printer, North Terrace.