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Public Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2020

REPUBLIC OF FIJI

PUBLIC HEALTH (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ACT 2020

ACT NO. 30 OF 2020

I assent.

J. K. KONROTE
President

[4 September 2020]

AN ACT

TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1935

ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji -

Short title and commencement

1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Public Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2020.

(2) This Act comes into force on a date or dates appointed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.

(3) In this Act, the Public Health Act 1935 is referred to as the "Principal Act".

Section 68A inserted

2. The Principal Act is amended after section 68 by inserting the following new section—

"Definition of "station" or "isolation station"
68A. In this Part, "station" or "isolation station" means any premises approved by the Minister for the purposes of isolation pursuant to this Part.".

Section 80 amended

3. Section 80(1) of the Principal Act is amended after "shall" by inserting ", unless otherwise provided for,".

Section 81 amended

4. Section 81(1) of the Principal Act is amended by deleting "shall be a charge" and substituting "may be a charge".

Section 83 amended

5. Section 83 of the Principal Act is amended after subsection (2) by inserting the following new subsection -

"(3) The regulations may prescribe fees in relation to this Part, including fees for any expenses incurred pursuant to this Part.".

Passed by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji this 3rd day of September 2020.