Prevention and Control of Disease (Compulsory Testing for Certain Persons) Regulation
- (ii) the deadline by which or the date on which the test result must be submitted; and
- (e) if the notice includes the statement mentioned in paragraph (c) of section 10(3)—the preceding period mentioned in that paragraph.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a deadline or date mentioned in that subsection may be specified by reference to a computation of time on the basis of the date on which an event happens or an act is done.
(3) A compulsory testing notice may also specify any other requirements that the specified person must comply with in relation to that person’s undergoing of a specified test.
13. Non-compliance with compulsory testing notice
(1) A specified person who fails to comply with a requirement under a compulsory testing notice 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—
- (a) the person had lawful authority or reasonable excuse for the failure to comply with the requirement; or
- (b) without limiting paragraph (a)—
- (i) the person did not know, and could not with reasonable diligence have discovered, the requirement;
- (ii) the person reasonably believed that the requirement was not imposed on him or her; or
- (iii) the person could not comply with the requirement because of any physical or mental illness, impairment or disability.
