Prevention and Control of Disease (Compulsory Testing for Certain Persons) Regulation
Part 2
L.N. 221 of 2020
Section 7
B3533
7. Requirements specified in compulsory testing direction
(1) A compulsory testing direction must specify—
- (a) in relation to the test mentioned in section 6(a)—the procedure to be followed for the test;
- (b) in relation to the test mentioned in section 4(4)(b) or 6(b)—the conditions that the test must meet, including where or by whom the test is to be conducted;
- (c) the deadline by which the person to whom the direction is issued must take all actions that are to be taken by the person for him or her to undergo the test mentioned in section 6(a) or (b);
- (d) if the result of a specified test is required to be submitted under section 4(4)(a)—
- (i) the way in which the test result must be submitted; and
- (ii) the deadline by which the test result must be submitted; and
- (e) if the direction includes the statement mentioned in paragraph (b) of section 4(4)—the preceding period mentioned in that paragraph.
(2) A compulsory testing direction may also specify any other requirements that the person must comply with in relation to that person’s undergoing of a specified test.
8. Non-compliance with compulsory testing direction
(1) A person who fails to comply with a requirement under a compulsory testing direction commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 1.
(2) It is a defence for a person charged under subsection (1) to establish that—
