ORDONNANCE NO 74/414 DU 05/12/1953 PORTANT POLICE SANITAIRE DE L’IMMIGRATION — Rwanda law | Esheria

ORDONNANCE NO 74/414 DU 05/12/1953 PORTANT POLICE SANITAIRE DE L’IMMIGRATION

People entering Belgian Congo or Ruanda-Urundi for more than six months must carry a medical certificate showing they are free of contagious disease symptoms, mental illness, or epilepsy, unless they fall within listed exemptions.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Decree law
Status
Not in force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
fr
Updated
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effective date entry refusal entry requirements health screening infectious diseases medical certificate medical certification professional qualification vaccination

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About this statute

People entering Belgian Congo or Ruanda-Urundi for more than six months must carry a medical certificate showing they are free of contagious disease symptoms, mental illness, or epilepsy, unless they fall within listed exemptions. A medical certificate for Article 1 is valid only for three months and must be made in the prescribed form by a doctor in medicine or licensed doctor. Something is only valid if it is issued by an authorised doctor, and the article defines who counts as an authorised doctor and which diseases are treated as communicable. If a person required to produce the medical certificate fails to do so, they can be sent for a medical examination. The Governor General may require immigrants to receive additional vaccinations, if proposed by the medical authority.