# The Public Health (Ships) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, Paragraph 1: Infected ships and suspected ships

Extent: N.I.

The medical officer—
(a) may place under surveillance any person who disembarks from a ship, the period of surveillance being reckoned from the date of disembarkation from the ship;
(b) shall be responsible for the supervision of the removal and safe disposal of any water, food (excluding cargo), human dejecta, waste water, including bilge water, waste matter and any other matter which is considered to be contaminated, and shall be responsible for the disinfection of water tanks and food handling equipment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/333/schedule/3/part/II/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-ships-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/schedule-3/part-II/paragraph-1
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