Quarantine Act 1849 No 35a (NSW)

No. XXXV.

ql:akantine . All Act furtlicr to amend the Law relating to

Quarantine in NeAv South Wales.	[9̂ /i
October, 1849.]

I’reamljlc.	W f IIEREAS an Act was passed l)y the Governor and Legislative
W Council of New South Wales in the third year of the reign of

3 Gul. IV. No. 1.	Eis late Majesty King "William the Fourth intituled “ A n Act for “ subjecting vessels coming to New South Wales frmn certain places to “ the performance o f Quarantine ” which Act was amended by a certain other Act of the said Governor and Council passed in the fifth
5 Vic. No. 12.	year of Her present Ma^jesty’s reign intituled “ An Act to amend an “ Act Intituled ‘ An Acl for subjecting vessels coming to New South “ ‘ TFales from certain places to the performance of Qtiarantine ’ ”

And

1849. 13’ VIC. No. 36. 1963

Hawkers and Fedlers.

And whereas it is exj)edient further to amend the said first recited Act ]?c it therefore enacted by llis Exeellcncy tlie Governor of Aew Soutli AValcs with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof

That Avhenever and so often as any ship or Amsscl shall arrive from Ships arriving at

parts beyond tlic sea in any Port or Harbour of A cav South Wales

other tlian the Harbours of Port Jackson and Port Phillip respectively piiiiiip may he placed

it shall he laivl'nl for the Police JMagistrate acting in and for the

district in whicli such Port or Harbour is situated or if there he no''' tydiistiecsin

Police Magistrate for any tivo or more Justices of the Peace in Petty Sessions.

Sessions assembled Avithin such district by Avriting under his or their

hand to order such ship or vessel into (Quarantine Provided there be at rrovisocs.

Ihe time or shall have been during the Amyage any infectious or contagious disease on hoard such ship or A cssel or provided such ship or vessel shall have sailed from or touched at any port or place during her voyage Avhere any such infectious or contagious disease shall have prevailed or shall have communicated Avith any other ship or vessel on hoard Avhich any such disease may have existed and provided further tliat it sliall in every such case lie certified in AATiting to such Police M agistrate or Justices as aforesaid by some legally qualified medical practitioner or the surgeon or medical ofticer of such vessel tha t danger may reasonably h(5 apprcdicnded to the puljlic health from the immediate

admission of such ship or â csscI to entrv and CA'crv such ship or a'csscI vessels and

SO placed in (Quarantine AVith the contents thereot and every person on liable to provisions hoard AAdudher any such person shall belong to or shall haA'e come No. i. as a passenger by such shq) or vessel or sliall haA'e gone on hoard the

same after the arriA'al thereof in any sucli port or harbour as aforesaid shall he suliject to the same hxAvs rules and penalties in all respects as arc enforced Avith respect to ships goods and persons placed in (Quarantine under the provisions of the said first recited Act until p ’{|J,™]hig^strato or

or J ustices as the case may ho or hy any order made hy the Governor released therefrom hy an order under the hand of such Police M agistrate by justices or by intendent of Port Phillip.