# The Public Health (Ships) Regulations 1979, Regulation 15


(1) Subject to the provisions of this regulation, where on the arrival of a ship, the master
(a) has a report to make in accordance with regulation 13(1)(a), (b) or (c), or
(b) is directed by the medical officer to complete a Maritime Declaration of Health
he shall complete a Maritime Declaration of Health in the form set out in Schedule 2, which shall be countersigned by the ship's surgeon if one is carried:
Provided that in the case of a ship which during its voyage has not been in a foreign port other than an excepted port, and has not during the voyage met a ship which has proceeded from a foreign port outside the excepted area, the master shall not be bound to comply with the provisions of this regulation unless he has been notified by the medical officer that compliance with those provisions is necessary on account of danger to public health.
(2) The master shall deliver the Declaration to the authorised officer, who shall forward it to the health authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1979/1435/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-ships-regulations-1979/regulation-15
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