Section 15: Destruction of contaminated beddings, clothing or articles

(1) Where any beddings, clothing or any other articles are contaminated with an infectious disease or are exposed to contamination from any infectious disease and in the opinion of the medical officer the beddings, clothing or articles have to be destroyed, the medical officer shall destroy the beddings, clothing or articles or cause the beddings, clothing or articles to be destroyed. (2) The Authority or local government shall give reasonable compensation for articles so destroyed. (3) If a person is aggrieved by the amount of compensation awarded by the Authority or a local government, that person shall have the right, and the Authority or a local government shall agree, to a submission of the matter to arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act.