Section 198:
This section is inserted by Act No 1 of 2020, section 49.
consolidated text (as at 2016, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
198. Sanitary measures to be observed during COVID-19
period and further period
(1) For the purposes of this Act, the Minister may,
by regulations, make provisions for sanitary measures to
be observed during the COVID-19 period and during such
further period as may be prescribed.
(2) Any person who contravenes any regulations
made under subsection (1) shall commit an offence and shall,
on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 50,000 rupees
and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
(m) in the Sixth Schedule –
(i) in paragraph 4, by deleting the words “6 weeks” and
replacing them by the words “4 months”;
(ii) in paragraph 5, by deleting the words “2 weeks” and
replacing them by the words “6 weeks”.
76 Acts 2020
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Questions this section answers
- Can the Minister make sanitary rules for road traffic during the COVID-19 period?
- What is the penalty for breaking road traffic sanitary rules made during the COVID-19 period?