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Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation Explanatory Note Paragraph 1 Explanatory Note The object of this Regulation is to prohibit gatherings of more than 4 persons (group gatherings) in public places for preventing, protecting against, delaying or otherwise controlling the incidence or transmission of the disease specified in item 34AAA of Schedule 1 to the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (Cap. 599).

2. Section 1 prescribes the commencement date.

3. Section 2 contains the definitions used in the Regulation.

4. Section 3 prohibits the taking place of a group gathering (unless exempted or permitted) in a public place during a period specified by the Secretary for Food and Health under section 4.

5. Section 5 empowers the Chief Secretary for Administration to permit group gatherings that satisfy certain criteria.

6. Section 6 prescribes offences for persons involved in a prohibited group gathering. Section 7 provides certain defences to those persons.

7. Section 8 provides for the payment of a fixed penalty to discharge the liability of an offence under section 6(1)(a).

8. Sections 9, 10, 11 and 12 confer enforcement powers on authorized officers.

9. Section 13 provides for offences for obstructing an authorized officer etc.