Mauritius
Quarantine (COVID-19) Regulations 2020
Government Notice 122 of 2020
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Published in Government Gazette no. 73 on 12 June 2020
- Assented to on 12 June 2020
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Commenced on 12 June 2020
- [Up to date as at 25 November 2020]
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[Amended by Quarantine (COVID-19) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (Government Notice 133 of 2020) on 18 June 2020]
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[Amended by Quarantine (COVID-19) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2020 (Government Notice 159 of 2020) on 22 July 2020]
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[Amended by Quarantine (COVID-19) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2020 (Government Notice 186 of 2020) on 18 August 2020]
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[Amended by Quarantine (COVID-19) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2020 (Government Notice 254 of 2020) on 27 October 2020]
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[Amended by Quarantine (COVID-19) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2020 (Government Notice 280 of 2020) on 25 November 2020]
These regulations may be cited as the Quarantine (COVID-19) Regulations 2020. In these regulations –"Act" means the Quarantine Act 2020;"certificate of quarantine" means a certificate as set out in the First Schedule;"child" means a person under the age of 18;"COVID-19" means the virus known as Wuhan novel COVID-19 (2019-nCoV);"parent", in relation to a child –(a)means –(i)his father, mother, legal guardian or caregiver;(ii)his step father or step mother; and(b)includes any other person who has the custody, or is in control, of the child;"quarantine facility" means a place designated by the Minister for the confinement of persons;[definition of "quarantine facility" substituted by section 3(a) of Government Notice 186 of 2020]"quarantine period" means the period starting on 12 June 2020 and ending on 15 January 2021.[definition of "quarantine period" amended by section 3(b) of Government Notice 186 of 2020, by section 3 of Government Notice 254 of 2020 and by section 3 of Government Notice 280 of 2020] Any person who –(a)refuses to be confined in a quarantine facility;(b)refuses to undergo a medical examination or an assessment;(c)absconds, or attempts to abscond, from the quarantine facility where he is confined;(d)provides false or misleading information whilst being assessed under regulation 5(2);(e)obstructs, whilst being confined in a quarantine facility, another person in the discharge of his functions under these regulations;(f)enters or remains, without the authorisation of a quarantine officer, in a quarantine facility;(g)whilst being in a quarantine facility, damages any property therein;(h)fraudulently abstracts anything not belonging to himself from a quarantine facility; or(i)otherwise contravenes these regulations,shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 500,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years. Any person who, prior to 12 June 2020, was quarantined in any quarantine centre under the revoked Prevention and Mitigation of Infectious Disease (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 and who, on 12 June 2020, has not been discharged from the quarantine centre shall be deemed to be confined under these regulations. These regulations shall come into operation on 12 June 2020.
Regulations made by the Minister under section 13 of the Quarantine Act 2020
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Application of regulations
4. Confinement of persons in quarantine facilities
5. Medical examination and assessment of quarantined person
6. Period of confinement
7. Offences
8. Savings
9. Commencement
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