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