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Prevention and Control of Disease (Compulsory Testing for Certain Persons) Regulation Part 2 Section 3 Part 2 Compulsory Testing for Persons Clinically Suspected to have Contracted Specified Disease 3. Secretary may issue notice

(1) For preventing, protecting against, delaying or otherwise controlling the incidence or transmission of the specified disease, the Secretary may, by notice published in the Gazette—
 * (a) specify a class of registered medical practitioners for the purposes of this Part;
 * (b) specify a period for the purposes of section 4(1); or
 * (c) appoint any public officer or member of the Auxiliary Medical Service for performing a function under this Regulation concerning a failure to comply with a requirement under a compulsory testing direction.

(2) A period specified under subsection (1)(b) must not exceed 14 days.

(3) A notice published under subsection (1) is not subsidiary legislation.

4. Compulsory testing direction for persons clinically suspected to have contracted specified disease

(1) This section applies during a period specified under section 3(1)(b).