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Prevention and Control of Disease (Disclosure of Information) Regulation L.N. 13 of 2020 Section 1 L.N. 13 of 2020

1. Commencement

This Regulation comes into operation on 8 February 2020.

2. Interpretation

In this Regulation—

disease (疾病) means the disease specified in item 34AAA of Schedule 1 to the Ordinance;

public health emergency (公共衞生緊急事態) means the public health emergency within the meaning of section 8(5) of the Ordinance concerning the disease.

3. Requirement to give information to health officer

(1) A health officer may require a person to give any information that the health officer reasonably believes—
 * (a) is within the knowledge, in the possession or under the control of the person; and
 * (b) is relevant to the handling of the public health emergency.

(2) A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with a requirement made under subsection (1).