Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

PART 5
SPECIAL SANITARY MEASURES IN THE CASE OF YELLOW FEVER

18.   Application of Part 5

The provisions of this Part shall be without prejudice to any other provisions of these Regulations.

19.   Measures on arrival of aircraft from territory in which yellow fever exists

On the arrival of an aircraft from a yellow fever infected area or from an aerodrome situated in or near a yellow fever infected area, the following measures shall be taken—

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   (a)     disinsectisation of the aircraft prior to landing of passengers and cargo;

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   (b)     medical inspection of passengers and crew;

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   (c)     isolation under aedes-free conditions of persons suspected to be suffering from yellow fever, or who are suffering from any febrile illness until the nature of the illness is determined;

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   (d)     observation as provided in subregulation (2) of regulation 37 of the Quarantine (Maritime) Regulations, as incorporated in these Regulations by regulation 13 thereof;

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   (e)     surveillance for 6 days from last day of possible exposure to infection of persons who are not subjected to observation on arrival other than persons in possession of a valid anti-yellow fever inoculation certificate or certificate that the bearer has recovered from an attack of yellow fever and that his or her blood contains immune bodies against yellow fever as established by approved test.

20.   Measures on arrival of aircraft from an oerodrome situated in an endemic area

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   (1)   On the arrival of an aircraft from an aerodrome situated in an endemic area, the following measures shall be taken—

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      (a)     disinsectisation of the aircraft prior to landing of passengers and cargo;

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      (b)     medical inspection of passengers and crew;

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      (c)     isolation under aedes-free conditions of persons other than persons holding a valid yellow fever certificate suspected to be suffering from yellow fever;

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      (d)     surveillance, for 6 days from the last day of possible exposure to infection of passengers and crew who are not immune.

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   (2)   For the purposes of subregulation (1) of this regulation, the American mainland between the latitudes of 13ø N. and 30ø S. and the West Coast of Africa between the latitudes of 16ø N. and 12ø S. is considered to be endemic areas; but between these latitudes such areas may be excluded by direction of the Quarantine Authority as are known to the Quarantine Authority to be areas in which yellow fever does not exist in a form recognisable clinically, biologically or pathologically.

21.   Aircraft in transit landing to take in supplies

Aircraft from healthy areas which in transit to Saint Lucia have called at an aerodrome in an infected or endemic area merely to take in supplies, are exempt from measures specified in regulations 19 and 20 other than disinfection on arrival in Saint Lucia provided the fact that the aircraft has called at such an aerodrome for the sole purpose of taking in supplies is entered in the journey log-book, declaration form or other record.

22.   Measures on departure from certain areas of Saint Lucia

Before the departure of an aircraft from a yellow fever infected or endemic area of Saint Lucia, the following measures shall be taken—

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   (a)     passengers and crew who are not immune shall undergo observation under aedes-free conditions for 6 days immediately before departure;

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   (b)     all merchandise, baggage and other articles from the area and, at the discretion of the health officer, from other areas shall be disinsected before loading;

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   (c)     merchandise, baggage and other articles on board the plane shall be disinsected at the discretion of the Health officer;

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   (d)     the aircraft shall be disinsected immediately before departure.

23.   Restriction as to certain Aerodromes

A person other than—

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   (a)     an immune person;

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   (b)     a person arriving in an aircraft from a place outside Saint Lucia; or

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   (c)     an intending passenger or member of the crew, who with the approval of the health officer, has undergone or is about to undergo observation in accordance with the provisions of regulation 22,

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   shall not enter an aerodrome which is in a yellow fever infected or endemic area of Saint Lucia.

24.   Persons in transit

A person in transit by air who arrives at an aerodrome to which regulation 23 applies from a place outside Saint Lucia shall, unless he or she is immune, be detained under aedes-free conditions within the precincts of the aerodrome or elsewhere until his or her departure by air.

25.   Offences

A person who shall contravene regulation 23 and any person who shall leave a place of detention ordered under regulation 24, commits offences against these Regulations.