International Health Regulations Act, 1974 (Act No. 28 of 1974)International Health RegulationsPart VIII: Various Provisions |
Article 90
| 1) | Every aircraft leaving an airport situated in an area where transmission of malaria or other mosquito-borne disease is occurring, or where insecticide-resistant mosquito vectors of disease are present, or where a vector species is present that has been eradicated in the area where the airport of destination of the aircraft is situated shall be disinfected in accordance with Article 26 using the methods recommended by the Organization. States concerned shall accept disinsecting of aircraft by the approved vapour disinsecting system carried out in flight. Every ship leaving a port in the situation referred to above shall be kept free from the immature and adult stages of the mosquito concerned. |
| 2) | On arrival at an airport in an area where malaria or other mosquito-borne disease could develop from imported vectors, or where a vector species has been eradicated that is present in the area in which the airport of origin is located, the aircraft mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article may be disinfected in accordance with Article 26 if the health authority is not provided with satisfactory evidence that disinsecting has been carried out in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article. Every ship arriving in a port in the situation referred to above should be treated and freed, under the control of the health authority, from the immature and adult stages of the mosquito concerned. |
| 3) | As far as practicable, and where appropriate, a train, road vehicle, other means of transport, container, or boat used for international coastal traffic or for international traffic on inland waterways shall be kept free of insect vectors of human disease. |
Article 91
| 1) | Migrants, nomads, seasonable workers or persons taking part in periodic mass congregations, and any ship in particular small boats for international coastal traffic, aircraft, train, road vehicle or other means of transport carrying them, may be subjected to additional health measures conforming with the laws and regulations of each state concerned, and with any agreement concluded between any such States. |
| 2) | Each State shall notify the Organization of the provisions of any such laws and regulations or agreement. |
| 3) | The standards of hygiene on ships and aircraft carrying persons taking part in periodic mass congregations shall not be inferior to those recommended by the Organization. |
Article 92
| 1) | Special treaties or arrangements may be concluded between two or more States having certain interests in common owing to their health, geographical, social, or economic conditions, in order to facilitate the application of these Regulations, and in particular with regard to: |
| a) | the direct and rapid exchange of epidemiological information between neighbouring territories; |
| b) | the health measures to be applied to international coastal traffic and to international traffic on inland waterways, including lakes; |
| c) | the health measures to be applied in contiguous territories at their common frontier; |
| d) | the combination of two or more territories into one territory for the purposes of any of the health measures to be applied in accordance with these Regulations; |
| e) | arrangements for carrying infected persons by means of transport specially adapted for the purpose. |
| 2) | The treaties or arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not be in conflict with the provisions of these Regulations. |
| 3) | States shall inform the Organization of any such treaty or arrangement which they may conclude. The Organization shall send immediately to all health administrations information concerning any such treaty or arrangement. |