Prevention and Mitigation of Infectious Disease (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020
Government Notice 58 of 2020
Repealed
This Government Notice was repealed on 2020-06-12 by Prevention and Mitigation of Infectious Disease (Coronavirus) (Revocation) Regulations 2020.
This is the version of this Government Notice as it was when it was repealed.
Prevention and Mitigation of Infectious Disease (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020
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Prevention and Mitigation of Infectious Disease (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020
Government Notice 58 of 2020
- Published in Government Gazette 29 on 20 March 2020
- Assented to on 20 March 2020
- Commenced on 20 March 2020
- [This is the version of this document from 2 June 2020.]
- [Amended by Prevention and Mitigation of Infectious Disease (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (Government Notice 67 of 2020) on 20 March 2020]
- [Amended by Prevention and Mitigation of Infectious Disease (Coronavirus) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2020 (Government Notice 81 of 2020) on 26 April 2020]
- [Amended by Prevention and Mitigation of Infectious Disease (Coronavirus) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2020 (Government Notice 86 of 2020) on 4 May 2020]
- [Amended by Prevention and Mitigation of Infectious Disease (Coronavirus) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2020 (Government Notice 100 of 2020) on 30 May 2020]
- [Amended by Prevention and Mitigation of Infectious Disease (Coronavirus) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2020 (Government Notice 104 of 2020) on 2 June 2020]
- [Repealed by Prevention and Mitigation of Infectious Disease (Coronavirus) (Revocation) Regulations 2020 (Government Notice 120 of 2020) on 12 June 2020]
Regulations made by the Minister under section 79 of the Public Health Act
Part I – Preliminary
1. Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Prevention and Mitigation of Infectious Disease (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020.2. Interpretation
In these regulations –"child" means a person under the age of 18;"coronavirus" means the virus known as Wuhan novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV);"high-risk country" [definition of "high risk country" deleted by section 4(a) of Government Notice 104 of 2020]"hospital" –(a)means a State-controlled medical institution which provides medical or surgical treatment for in-patients or out-patients; and(b)includes a health centre;"infected" means suffering from, or in the incubation stage of, or contaminated with, the coronavirus;"isolation" means the segregation and the separation from, and interdiction of communication with, persons who are infected with coronavirus;"medical practitioner" means a person registered as a general practitioner or specialist under section 20 of the Medical Council Act;"parent", in relation to a child –(a)means his father, mother, legal guardian or caregiver;(b)means his stepfather or stepmother; and(c)includes any other person who has the custody, or is in control, of the child;"quarantine" means the separation from persons who may be infected with coronavirus;"screening assessment" means the assessment referred to in regulation 9.3. Application of regulations
Part II – Persons infected or suspected of being infected with coronavirus
4. Person infected with coronavirus
5. Person suspected of being infected with coronavirus
6. Person arriving to Mauritius from abroad
[heading amended by section 4(a) of Government Notice 104 of 2020]7. Person having had contact with another person infected with coronavirus
8. Place of quarantine or isolation
For the purposes of these regulations –Part III – Screening assessment and imposition of restrictions and conditions
9. Screening assessment
10. Imposition of restrictions and conditions
11. ***
[regulation 11 repealed by section 7 of Government Notice 104 of 2020]Part IV – Enforcement
[Please note: numbering as in original]12. Police powers
13. Restricted area
14. Curfew order
15. Obligations under contract of employment for services
No person shall enter or be given access to premises where the sole purpose is to purchase or avail himself of services or goods in the premises unless such access is to fulfil his obligations under a contract of employment or services.16. Closing of trade premises and restrictions of their activities
17. Powers of entry of Sanitary Authority
Part IV – Miscellaneous
[Please note: numbering as in original]18. Unlawful exposure to coronavirus
Any person who –19. Offences
20. Consequential amendment
The Quarantine Regulations 1953 are amended, in regulation 2 –21. Commencement
These regulations shall come into operation on 12 June 2020.[regulation 21 amended by section 3 of Government Notice 120 of 2020]History of this document
12 June 2020
02 June 2020 this version
20 March 2020
Assented to
Published in Government Gazette 29
Amended by
Prevention and Mitigation of Infectious Disease (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Commenced
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