Tuesday, March 31, 2020

COVID-19 Order extended - but Regulations not yet? Do we go back to work tommorrow?

Update - the Regulations, with some changes, have been extended now - from 1/4/2020

COVID-19 - Whilst, the Order has been extended to 14/4/2020, there may be an oversight as the related Regulations, which is only until 31/3/2020, as is stated in Section 1(2)...'(2) These Regulations have effect for the period from 18 March 2020 to 31 March 2020.', has yet to be extended. So are we supposed to go back to work if our employer ask us to? 


PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (MEASURES WITHIN THE INFECTED LOCAL AREAS) REGULATIONS 2020 PU(A) 91/2020 - It is these Regulations that deals with the control of movement, and the prevention of workplaces/business from operating, save for those that provide the listed 'essential services', and unless EXTENDED immediately, it means that we may all have to go back to work tomorrow, 1/4/2020.

Remember, that it is this Order and Regulation that now justify the various movement control restrictions in place. The government, should have at the same time, the gazetted the extension of the Order, done the extension of the Regulations, more so since the current Regulations clearly has an expiry date.

I just checked online to verify whether the said Regulations have been extended or not - not yet?

PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (DECLARATION OF INFECTED LOCAL AREAS) (EXTENSION OF OPERATION) ORDER 2020 -
PU(A) 98/2020

Preamble

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 [Act 342], the Minister makes the following order:

1  Citation

This order may be cited as the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Declaration of Infected Local Areas) (Extension of Operation) Order 2020.

2  Extension of operation

Notwithstanding subparagraph 1(2) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Declaration of Infected Local Areas) Order 2020 [P.U. (A) 87/2020], the Order is extended for the period from 1 April 2020 to 14 April 2020.   

Anyway, too see all the existing Orders, Regulations, etc in place and the most relevant in full, visit my previous blog posting:- COVID-19 > The NEW laws that came into being - NOTHING MUST BE DONE AGAINST THE LAW?


REMEMBER - IMPORTANT THAT ALL GOVERNMENT ACTIONS IS DONE IN ACCORDANCE TO LAW...AND OUR HUMAN RIGHTS MUST NOT BE VIOLATED

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