International Health Regulations Act, 1974 (Act No. 28 of 1974)International Health RegulationsPart VII : Charges |
Article 89
| 1) | No charge shall be made by a health authority for: |
| a) | any medical examination provided for in these Regulations, or any supplementary examination, bacteriological or otherwise, which may be required to ascertain the state of health of the person examined; |
| b) | any vaccination of a person on arrival and any certificate thereof. |
| 2) | Where charges are made for applying the measures provided for in these Regulations, other than the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, there shall be in each territory only one tariff for such charges and every charge shall: |
| a) | conform with this tariff; |
| b) | be moderate and not exceed the actual cost of the service rendered; |
| c) | be levied without distinction as to the nationality, domicile, or residence of the person concerned or as to the nationality, flag, registry or ownership of the ship, aircraft, train, road vehicle, other means of transport, and containers. In particular, there shall be no distinction made between national and foreign persons, ships, aircraft, trains, road vehicles, other means of transport, and containers. |
| 3) | The levying of a charge for the transmission of a message relating to provisions of these Regulations by radio may not exceed the normal charge for radio messages. |
| 4) | The tariff, and any amendment thereto, shall be published at least ten days in advance of any levy thereunder and notified immediately to the Organization. |