As the country grapples with the coronavirus (COVID-19), various
directives are being issued by different authorities. It is
incumbent on the authorities that the measures are issued within
the law. Enterprises that endeavour to observe these measures or
wish to take their own measures also need to ensure that their
actions are within the law. There are many legal issues to bear in
mind. We set out key issues below.
The Public Health Act (Cap. 281)
Under this Act, the Minister of Health is empowered to take
measures to combat the spread of an infectious disease. So far,
four statutory instruments have been published to implement various
measures announced by Presidential Directive over the last few
days. These statutory instruments have been detailed in separate
ENSight available
here.
