Supply Act 1892 (SA)

AENO QTJLNQUAGESIhlO QUINTO ET QUINQUA-

GESIMO SEXTO

A.D. 1892.

No. 554.

An Act to amend "The 'Vaccination Act," No. 248 of

I 882.

[A sse~zted to, Decembeu r 7th, ~892.1

it Enacted by the Governor of the Province of South Ans-

tralia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council

BE and IIouse of Assembly of the said province, in this present Parlia-

ment assembled, as follows:

1. Every p a ~ n t shall he entitled, upon giving notice by h r e n t or guardian may requiw calf

within six months after the birth of any child, t o require that the

vaccination of such child shall be performed with calf lymph, and

shall in such notice state the name arid address of the qualified

medical practitioner or public vaccinator by whom he desircs such

child shall be vaccinated. After receipt of such notice the said

vaccination officer shall forward to the said practitioner or public

vaccinator calf lymph for such vaccination, and shall send notice by

registered letter to such parent of the forwarding of such lymph.

registered letter addressed to '' The Vaccination Officer, Adelaide," lympb, such last mentioned registered letter, or within such further time or times as may be fixed by such practitioner or public vaccinator, and has then submitted the child for vaccination with calf lymph, shall be punishable for neglecting or refusing to take such child or cause i t to be taken to be vaccinated.

2. Any medical practitioner, or vaccination officer, or public Vaccinator to state

vaccinator may be required by any parent or other person having	which lymph he is
the custody of tl, child about to be vaccinated to state whether the

554 lymph

55" & 56" VICTORIW, No. 554.

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The 'C.'accination Act Amendment A c t. 1 8 9 2.

lymph he is about to use for the vaccination of such child is calf lymph or humanised lymph, and any medical practitioner, or vaccination officer, or public vaccinator who shall refuse to make such statement, or shall wilfully make a false statement in reference thereto, shall be guilty of an offence, punishable on summary con- viction by a fine not exceeding Ten Pounds.

Amendmentof section

28 of Vaccination Act 3, Section 28 of c ' The Vaccination Act, 1882," shall extend to

1882. the said registered letters and notices.

Incorporation. 4, Except so far as is inconsistent herewith, " The Vaccination

Act, 1882," shall be read as one with this Act.

111 the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent to

this Bill.

KINTORE, Governor.

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Adelaide: By authority, C. E. BRISTOW, ~overnment