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Certificate of insusceptibility. \r\n9-A. Vaccination of unprotected persons. \r\n9-B. Periodic re-vaccination. \r\n10. Lymph to be used. \r\n11. Fees. \r\n12. Enquiry by Superintendent of Vaccination. \r\n13. Report to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate and punishment. \r\n14. Punishment. \r\n15. Power of Government to make rules. \r\n16. Repeal. \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE \r\n2\r\n[PUNJAB] VACCINATION ORDINANCE, 1958 \r\n(XXVII of 1958) \r\n[29 November 1958] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto consolidate and amend the law relating to vaccination in the Province of \r\n3\r\n[the \r\nPunjab]. \r\nPreamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to \r\nvaccination in the Province of \r\n4\r\n[the Punjab]; \r\n NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Presidential Proclamation of the 7 th \r\nday of October, 1958, and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the \r\nGovernor of West Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following \r\nOrdinance:– \r\n1. Short title and extent .– (1) This Ordinance may be called the \r\n5\r\n[Punjab] \r\nVaccination Ordinance, 1958. \r\n \r\n6\r\n[(2) It extends to the whole of the Prov ince of \r\n7\r\n[the Punjab] , except the \r\nTribal Areas.] \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the \r\nfollowing expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to \r\nthem, that is to say– \r\n8\r\n[(a) “child” means a person who has not completed the age of sixteen \r\nyears;] \r\n9\r\n[(aa)] “Government” means \r\n1\r\n[Provincial Government of the Punjab]; \r\n \r\n1This Ordinance was promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on November 26,1958, published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated Nov ember 29, 1958, pp. 1643-1648; saved and given permanent effect by Article 225 of the \r\nConstitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1962). \r\n2Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptat ion) Order, 1974 (I of 1974) (w.e.f. 14.8.1974) , \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425A -1425PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule, Serial No. 18. \r\n3Ibid. \r\n4Ibid. \r\n5Ibid. \r\n6Substituted by the West Pakistan Vaccination (Amendment) Ordinance, 1969 (XVI of 1969), published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated August 13, 1969, pp. 1309-1313, s. 2. \r\n7Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (I of 1974) (w.e.f. 14. 8.1974), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425A -1425PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule, Serial No. 18. \r\n8Inserted by the West Pakistan Vaccination (Amendment) Ordinance, 19 69 (XVI of 19 69), published in the Gaze tte of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated August 13, 1969, pp. 1309-1313, s. 3(i). \r\n9Re-lettered by the Ordinance ibid. \r\n(b) “guardian” includes any person who has accepted or assumed the care \r\nor custody of any child; \r\n(c) “parent” means the father or mother of a child; \r\n2\r\n[(d) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance;] \r\n3\r\n[(dd) “Smallpox Eradication Officer” means an officer appointed by \r\nGovernment to perform the functions and duties of the Smallpox \r\nEradication Officer under this Ordinance;] \r\n4\r\n[(e) “Superintendent of Vaccination” means a person appointed to perform \r\nthe duties of Superintendent of Vaccination under this Ordinance;] \r\n5\r\n[\r\n6\r\n[(f)] “unprotected child” and “unprotected person” mean respectively a child \r\nor a person who has not been prote cted from smallpox by having had \r\nthat disease, or by having not been successfully vaccinated, and who \r\nhas not been certified under this Ordinance to be insusceptible to \r\nvaccination;] \r\n7\r\n[(g) “vaccination” means the introduction of Vaccinia Virus (Lymph) into the \r\nskin in order to confer protection against smallpox; and \r\n(h) “vaccinator” means any person appointed to perform the operation of \r\nvaccination.] \r\n3. Duty of every local authority to carry out the provisions of this \r\nOrdinance.– \r\n8\r\n[(1) It shall be the duty of every local authority or Smallpox Eradication \r\nOfficer to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance within their respective jurisdictions \r\nso that all unprotected children and persons are vaccinated. \r\n (2) If the Deputy Commissioner receives information fr om the District \r\nHealth Officer or any Smallpox Eradication Officer that a local authority has failed to \r\nexecute or enforce any of the provisions of this Ordinance relating to the vaccination \r\nof unprotected children or persons, he may, after making such enq uiry from the local \r\nauthority as he thinks fit, by order, empower any public servant to execute or enforce \r\nthe said provisions or to procure the execution or enforcement thereof, and the order \r\nmay fix a reasonable remuneration to be paid to such public ser vant, and such \r\nremuneration together with any expenses incurred by the said public servant in \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (I of 1974) (w.e.f. 14.8.1974), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425A -1425PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule, Serial No. 18. \r\n2Added by the West Pakistan Vaccination (Amendme nt) Ordinance, 1959 (XXXVIII of 1959), published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 30, 1959, pp. 587-588, s. 2(i). \r\n3Inserted by the West Pakistan Vaccination (Amendment) Ordinance, 1969 (XVI of 1969), published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated August 13, 1969, pp. 1309-1313, s. 3(ii). \r\n4Added by the West Pakistan Vaccination (Amendment) Ordinance, 1959 (XXXVIII of 1959), published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 30, 1959, pp. 587-588, s. 2(i). \r\n5Renumbered by the Ordinance ibid., s. 2(ii). \r\n6Substituted by the West Pakistan Vaccination (Amendment) Ordinance, 1969 (XVI of 1969), published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated August 13, 1969, pp. 1309-1313, s. 3(iii). \r\n7Substituted for clauses (e), (f) and (g) by the West Pakistan Vaccination (Amendment) Ordinance, 1959 (XXXVIII of 1959), \r\npublished in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 30, 1959, pp. 587-588, s. 2(iii). \r\n8Substituted by the West Pakistan Vaccination (Amendment ) Ordinance, 1969 (XVI of 1969), published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated August 13, 1969, pp. 1309-1313, s. 4. \r\nperforming the duties of the local authority under this Ordinance shall be paid by the \r\nlocal authority.] \r\n (3) If the expenses and the remuneration are not so paid , the Deputy \r\nCommissioner may make an order directing any person who for the time being has \r\ncustody of any moneys on behalf of the local authority, as its officer, treasurer, \r\nbanker or otherwise to pay such expenses and remuneration from such moneys as \r\nhe may have in his hands or may from time to time receive, and such person shall be \r\nbound to obey such order. \r\n (4) When the Deputy Commissioner makes any order under this section, \r\nhe shall forthwith forward to the Commissioner and to the local authority affec ted \r\nthereby a copy of the order with a statement of reasons for making it, and it shall be \r\nin the discretion of the Commissioner to rescind the order or to direct that it may \r\ncontinue in force with or without modifications. \r\n (5) The Commissioner shall fort hwith submit to Government a report of \r\nevery case occurring under this section, and Government may confirm, revise or \r\nmodify the order, or make in respect thereof any other order which the \r\nCommissioner could have made: \r\n Provided that no order of the Deputy Commissioner or the Commissioner \r\npassed under this section shall be confirmed, revised or modified by Government \r\nwithout giving the local authority a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against \r\nsuch order. \r\n4. Duty of the parent or guardian to get an u nprotected child vaccinated .– \r\n1\r\n[(1) After an unprotected child has attained the age of six months and before the \r\nchild is one year of age, the parent or guardian of such child shall take it or cause it \r\nto be taken to a vaccinator or any other person author ised by Government in this \r\nbehalf, to be vaccinated, or send for a vaccinator, or other authorised person to \r\nvaccinate it. \r\n (2) Such vaccinator or other authorised person shall vaccinate the child \r\nand deliver to its parent or guardian a memorandum stating the date on which the \r\nvaccination has been performed and the date on which the child is to be inspected in \r\norder to ascertain the result of the operation, or shall if he finds such child in a state \r\nunfit for vaccination, deliver to its parent or guardian a certificate under his hand to \r\nthe effect that the child is in a state unfit for vaccination for the whole or part of the \r\ncurrent vaccination season, and requiring its production for re -vaccination on the \r\nexpiry of the said period.] \r\n5. Duty of the parent o r guardian to get the child inspected after \r\nvaccination.– \r\n2\r\n[The parent or guardian of every child which has been vaccinated \r\nunder section 4 shall on the date of inspection stated in the memorandum take the \r\nchild or cause it to be taken to a vaccinator or a ny other person authorized in this \r\nbehalf by Government for inspection or get it inspected at his own house by a \r\nvaccinator or such authorized person and such vaccinator or authorised person shall \r\n \r\n1Substituted by the West Pakistan Vaccination (Amendment) Ordinance, 1969 (XVI of 1969), published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated August 13, 1969, pp. 1309-1313, s. 5. \r\n2Substituted by the West Pakistan Vaccination (Amendment) Ordinance, 1969 (XVI of 1969), published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated August 13, 1969, pp. 1309-1313, s. 6. \r\nthen append to the memorandum a certificate showing the res ult of such inspection \r\nand stating that the child has been inspected.] \r\n6. Certificate of protection.– When it is ascertained at the time of inspecting a \r\nchild under section 5 that the vaccination has been successful a certificate shall be \r\ndelivered by the vaccinator to the parent or guardian of such child to that effect, and \r\nsuch child shall thereafter be deemed to be protected. \r\n7. Re-vaccination in case of unsuccessful vaccination .– When it is \r\nascertained as aforesaid that the vaccination has been unsucces sful, the parent or \r\nguardian shall, if the vaccinator so directs cause the child to be forthwith again \r\nvaccinated and subsequently inspected in the manner hereinbefore provided. \r\n8. Certificate of unfitness .– A certificate granted under section 4 showing th e \r\nunfitness of a child for vaccination shall remain in force for the period stated therein \r\nand on the termination of that period, \r\n1\r\n[* *] the parent or guardian of such child shall \r\ntake the child or cause it to be taken to a vaccinator to be vaccinated or p rocure its \r\nvaccination at his own house by a vaccinator: \r\n Provided that if the child is still found unfit for vaccination the certificate \r\ngranted under section 4 shall be renewed. \r\n9. Certificate of insusceptibility.– If the Superintendent of Vaccination \r\n2\r\n[or any \r\nother officer authorized in this behalf by Government] is of the opinion that a child \r\nwhich has been three times unsuccessfully vaccinated is insusceptible of successful \r\nvaccination, he shall deliver to the parent or guardian of such child a certificate under \r\nhis hand to that effect and the parent or guardian shall thenceforth not be required to \r\ncause the child to be vaccinated. \r\n3\r\n[9-A. Vaccination of unprotected persons .– Every un -protected person shall, \r\nwithin six months of the coming into force of the West Pakistan Vaccination \r\n(Amendment) Ordinance, 1969\r\n4\r\n, get himself vaccinated by a vaccinator or other \r\nperson authorised in this behalf by Government.] \r\n5\r\n[9-B. Periodic re -vaccination.– (1) Every child or other person who has been \r\nvaccinated and to wh om a certificate of insusceptibility has not been granted under \r\nsection 9, shall after three years of its or his last vaccination, and within sixty days of \r\nthe expiry of the said period, get itself or himself re -vaccinated by a vaccinator or \r\nother person authorised in this behalf by Government. \r\n (2) In case of an out -break of smallpox in the Province or any part thereof, \r\nor if in the opinion of Government mass vaccination campaign is necessary in any \r\n \r\n1Omitted the words “or, if that period terminated af ter the vaccination season is over when the next vaccination season begins” \r\nby the West Pakistan Vaccination (Amendment) Ordinance, 1959 (XXXVIII of 1959), published in the Gazette of West Pakistan \r\n(Extraordinary), dated June 30, 1959, pp. 587-588, s. 4. \r\n2Inserted by the West Pakistan Vaccination (Amendment) Ordinance, 1969 (XVI of 1969), published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated August 13, 1969, pp. 1309-1313, s. 7. \r\n3Inserted by the West Pakistan Vaccination (Amendment) Ordinance, 19 69 (XVI of 1969), published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated August 13, 1969, pp. 1309-1313, s. 8. \r\n4It came into force on August 13, 1969. \r\n5Inserted by the West Pakistan Vaccination (Amendment) Ordinance, 1969 (XVI of 1969), published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated August 13, 1969, pp. 1309-1313, s. 8. \r\narea, Government may issue a notification in the officia l Gazette, specifying the area \r\nor areas where smallpox has broken out or the mass vaccination campaign is being \r\nstarted and on the issue of such a notification, every child or other person residing in \r\nthe area or areas specified in the said notification, w ho has been previously \r\nvaccinated and has not been declared insusceptible to vaccination, shall get itself or \r\nhimself re-vaccinated by a vaccinator or other person authorised under sub -section \r\n(1) within such period as may be specified in the said notification. \r\n (3) A certificate of re -vaccination shall be delivered by the vaccinator or \r\nother person authorised under sub -section (1) to every child or other person who is \r\nvaccinated under the provisions of this section.] \r\n10. Lymph to be used .– \r\n1\r\n[The vaccinati on under this Ordinance shall be \r\nperformed with such lymph or freeze dried smallpox vaccine as may be prescribed.] \r\n11. Fees.– No fee shall be charged by any vaccinator for vaccination: \r\n \r\n2\r\n[ * * * * * * * * * ] \r\n12. Enquiry by Superintendent of Vaccination .– \r\n3\r\n[If the Superintendent of \r\nVaccination or any other person authorised in this behalf by Government, after an \r\non-the-spot enquiry, has reason to believe that an unprotected person or the parent \r\nor guardian of an unprotected child has contravened the provi sions of this \r\nOrdinance, he shall deliver a notice in the prescribed manner to such person, parent \r\nor guardian requiring him to comply with such provisions of the Ordinance as he may \r\nhave contravened.] \r\n13. Report to the Sub -Divisional Magistrate and punish ment.– \r\n4\r\n[(1) If the \r\nnotice delivered under the last preceding section is not complied with, the \r\nSuperintendent of Vaccination or other person authorised under section 12 shall \r\nreport the matter to a Magistrate of the first class who shall thereupon summon the \r\nperson, parent or guardian to whom the notice was issued to comply with the notice \r\nwithin a time to be fixed by the Magistrate. \r\n (2) If such person, parent or guardian fails to comply with the orders of the \r\nMagistrate passed under sub -section (1), then the Magistrate may punish such \r\nperson, parent or guardian with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to \r\nthree months, or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or with both.] \r\n14. Punishment.– Whoever commits a breach of the provisions of this Ordinance \r\nand the rules made thereunder shall be punished with simple imprisonment which \r\nmay extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, \r\nor with both. \r\n15. Power of Government to make rules .– (1) Government may frame rules for \r\nthe purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance. \r\n \r\n1Substituted by the Ordinance ibid., s. 9. \r\n2Omitted by the West Pakistan Vaccination (Amendment) Ordinance, 1969 (XVI of 1969), published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated August 13, 1969, pp. 1309-1313, s. 10. \r\n3Substituted by the Ordinance ibid., s. 11. \r\n4Ibid., s.12. \r\n (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing \r\npowers, Government may frame rules for all or any of the following purposes, \r\nnamely:– \r\n(a) prescribing qualifications, conditions of service and uniform for \r\nvaccinators; \r\n1\r\n[(aa) prescribing the authorities by whom appointments under this Ordinance \r\nare to be made;] \r\n(b) regulating the manner in which the Superintendent of Vaccination shall \r\nexercise his duties under this Ordinance; \r\n(c) prescribing the lymph that may be used for vaccination; \r\n2\r\n[(d) * * * * * * * * * ] \r\n(e) prescribing registers to be maintained under this Ordinance; and \r\n(f) prescribing the forms for notices and certificates. \r\n16. Repeal.– The following enactments are hereby repealed:– \r\n(a) the Vaccination Act, 1880\r\n3\r\n; \r\n(b) the Sind Vaccination Act, 1892\r\n4\r\n; \r\n(c) the Bombay District Vaccination Act, 1892\r\n5\r\n, as applicable to the former \r\nState of Khairpur; \r\n(d) the Punjab Vaccination Law Amendment Act, 1925\r\n6\r\n; \r\n(e) the Punjab Vaccination Law Amendment Act, 1929\r\n7\r\n; and \r\n(f) the North -West Frontier Province Vaccination Law (Amendment) Act, \r\n1947\r\n8\r\n. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1Inserted by the West Pakistan Vaccination (Amendment) Ordinance, 1959 (XXXVIII of 1959), published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 30, 1959, pp.587-588, s.5. \r\n2Omitted by the West Pakistan Vaccination (Amendment) Ordinance, 1969 (XVI of 1969), published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated August 13, 1969, pp. 1309-1313, s. 13. \r\n3XIII of 1880. \r\n4Sind I of 1892. \r\n5Bombay I of 1892. \r\n6Punjab IX of 1925. \r\n7Punjab II of 1929. \r\n8N.W.F.P. 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