Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation
Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation
(Made by the Chief Executive in Council under section 8 of the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (Cap. 599))
1. Commencement
This Regulation comes into operation on 29 March 2020.
2. Interpretation
In this Regulation—
authorized officer (獲授權人員) means an authorized officer appointed under section 14(1);
fixed penalty (定額罰款) means the fixed penalty under section 8(1);
group gathering (羣組聚集) means a gathering of more than 4 persons;
prohibited group gathering (受禁羣組聚集) means a group gathering the taking place of which is prohibited under section 3;
public place (公眾地方) means a place to which the public or a section of the public may or are permitted to have access from time to time, whether by payment or otherwise;
Secretary (局長) means the Secretary for Food and Health;
specified disease (指明疾病) means the disease specified in item 34AAA of Schedule 1 to the Ordinance;
specified period (指明期間) means a period specified under section 4(1).
