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Emergency Management (Amendment)Act, 2020.

Country/Territory
Barbados
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to amend the Emergency Management Act, Cap. 160A to make provision for the declaration and management of a public health emergency.
Subject
Livestock, General
Keyword
Hazards Public health Risk assessment/management Animal health Pests/diseases
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Entry into force notes
This Act shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
Abstract

This Act amends Section 2 of the Emergency Management Act (I) by redefining "emergency" as a public emergency declared under section 28(1) on account of the threat or occurrence of a disaster; or a serious occurrence that takes place unexpectedly and demands an urgent response or attention; or a public health emergency declared under section 28A(1); and (II) by inserting definitions of communicable disease, notifiable disease, and public health emergency. This Act inserts section 28A regarding public health emergency arising as a result of a person or an animal having a communicable disease or a notifiable disease into the principal Act.

Full text
English
Website
www.barbadosparliament.com