An Act to continue for a limited time an Act passed in the fortieth year of His Majesty’s reign, intituled, “An Act to give further powers to the Executive Government to prevent the introduction or spreading of infectious or contagious diseases in this Province.” (19th May, 1812.)

  • Province
    Lower Canada (1792-1841)
  • Chapter
    52 George III Chapter 14 (S1)
  • Year
    1812
  • Concepts
    Public Health
  • Jurisdictional Relevance
    Provincial/Provinciale
  • Number of Articles
    1
  • Description
    An act to continue a former act from 1800 to continue in force until 1816. The original act empowers the Port Masters or other persons appointed by the government to quarantine ships who have arrived from areas that are known to have outbreaks of contagious diseases in order to prevent outbreaks of those diseases within the province.
  • Source
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