Number of Persons in Public Spaces Order, 2020

L.N. 112 of 2020

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT

(CAP. 465)

Number of Persons in Public Spaces Order, 2020

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 27(c) of the

Public Health Act, the Superintendent of Public Health has made the

following order:-

The title of this order is the Number of Persons in Public

Spaces Order, 2020.

In this order, unless the context otherwise requires

"public space" means any open outdoor space accessible to

members of the general public.

The Superintendent of Public Health hereby orders that, in

public spaces, groups of more than three (3) persons are prohibited

including in queues and bus stops

Provided that this prohibition shall not apply to groups of

persons in public places if the persons live in the same residence

Provided further that persons waiting in queues or on bus

stops this prohibition shall only apply unless these persons do not keep

a distance of two (2) metres between them

Provided further that the Superintendent of Public Health

may, at her discretion, increase the number of persons by notice in the

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