CHAPTER 63:03
SLEEPING SICKNESS

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
Preliminary

    1.    Short title and application

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Compulsory examination of persons infected or suspected to be infected with sleeping sickness

    4.    Compulsory treatment of persons infected with sleeping sickness

PART II
Sleeping Sickness areas

    5.    Declaration of sleeping sickness area

    6.    Employers to grant facilities for inspection and treatment of their employees

    7.    Persons resident in sleeping sickness areas to furnish personal particulars

    8.    Owners or occupiers of land required to take measures to prevent outbreak or spread of sleeping sickness

    9.    Administrative orders for the suppression or prevention of the spread of sleeping sickness

PART III
Restricted areas

    10.    Declaration of restricted areas

    11.    Persons not to enter restricted areas without permission

    12.    Medical examination prior to entry into restricted area

    13.    Applicant must furnish such information regarding the reason of his entry as may be required

    14.    Issue of permits may be subject to conditions

    15.    Permits to be retained

PART IV
General

    16.    Improper dealings with documents

    17.    Documents to be produced on demand

    18.    Arrest without warrant

    19.    General penalty

    20.    Exemption of Government officials

    21.    Regulations

Proc. 28, 1939,
Proc. 23, 1941,
Cap. 44, 1948,
Cap. 58, 1959,
Proc. 74, 1959,
HMC Order 1, 1963,
Law 28, 1964,
L.N. 84, 1966,
S.I. 12, 1977.

An Act to control sleeping sickness.

[Date of Commencement: 4th August, 1939]

PART I
Preliminary (ss 1-4)

1.    Short title and application

    (1) This Act may be cited as the Sleeping Sickness Act.

    (2) The Minister may from time to time, by order published in the Gazette, apply this Act to such area or areas in Botswana as he shall deem expedient.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

    "cattle" includes sheep and goats and the young of any sheep and goats;

    "administrative officer" includes any person to whom the administrative officer in charge of the district has delegated his powers subject to such restrictions as he may have imposed;

    "document" means any certificate, pass or permit issued under this Act or the regulations;

    "examining officer" means any medical officer appointed to carry out the duties imposed by this Act or by the regulations upon an examining officer, and includes any person whom such medical officer authorises to carry out any such duties;