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Prevention and Control of Disease (Compulsory Testing for Certain Persons) Regulation Part 6 Section 22 Part 6 Miscellaneous 22. Specified test not to be more intrusive or invasive than necessary

A power under section 4, 10 or 14 must not be exercised to require a person to undergo any specified test that is more intrusive or invasive than is necessary for ascertaining whether the person has contracted the specified disease.

23. Deadline or date postponed for inclement weather

If a deadline or date specified under section 7(1), 12(1) or 15(1) falls on a gale warning day, or a black rainstorm warning day, as defined by section 71(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1), the deadline or date is taken to be postponed to the next following day, not being a gale warning day or black rainstorm warning day.

24. Fixed penalty in discharge of liability under section 8(1) or 13(1)

(1) If a person commits an offence under section 8(1) or 13(1), the person may, in accordance with the Schedule, discharge liability for the offence by paying a fixed penalty of $2,000.

(2) The Schedule provides for matters relating to the fixed penalty.

(3) The Secretary may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify a person as the Authority for the purposes of the Schedule.

(4) A notice published under subsection (3) is not subsidiary legislation.