Emergency Management (Amendment)Act, 2020. Pays/Territoire Barbade Type du document Législation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to amend the Emergency Management Act, Cap. 160A to make provision for the declaration and management of a public health emergency. Sujet Bétail, Général Mot clé Risques Santé publique Évaluation/gestion des risques Santé des animaux Parasites/maladies Aire géographique Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement Entry into force notes This Act shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by Proclamation. Résumé 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. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.barbadosparliament.com