▁containing ▁inf ect ious ▁agents . ▁All ▁trav ellers , ▁if ▁requested , ▁must ▁submit ▁themselves ▁to ▁a ▁health ▁officer . ▁Fail ure ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁is ▁against ▁the ▁law ▁and ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁arrest ▁and ▁pro sec ution . ▁ ▁The ▁law ▁allows ▁for ▁a ▁health ▁officer ▁who ▁have ▁reasonable ▁grounds ▁to ▁det ain , ▁isol ate , ▁quar antine ▁anyone ▁or ▁anything ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁inf ected ▁and ▁to ▁restrict ▁any ▁articles ▁from ▁leaving ▁a ▁designated ▁quar antine ▁area . ▁He / she ▁may ▁also ▁order ▁the ▁Civil ▁A viation ▁Department ▁to ▁prohib it ▁the ▁landing ▁or ▁leaving , ▁emb ark ing ▁or ▁dis emb ark ing ▁of ▁an ▁aircraft . ▁This ▁power ▁also ▁extends ▁to ▁land , ▁sea ▁or ▁air ▁cross ings . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁same ▁ordin ance , ▁any ▁police ▁officer , ▁health ▁officer , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁A id ▁Service , ▁or ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁A ux ili ary ▁Medical ▁Service ▁can ▁arrest ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁ob struct s ▁or ▁esc apes ▁from ▁det ention . ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁To ▁reduce ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁introdu cing ▁ra b ies ▁from ▁contin ental ▁Europe , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁used ▁to ▁require ▁that ▁dogs , ▁and ▁most ▁other ▁animals ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁country , ▁spend ▁six ▁months ▁in ▁quar antine ▁at ▁an ▁H M ▁Custom s ▁and ▁Ex c ise ▁p ound ; ▁this ▁policy ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁a ▁scheme ▁generally ▁known ▁as ▁Pet ▁Pass ports , ▁where ▁animals