Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Epidemic Preparedness Act 2006

Epidemic notices and epidemic management notices

8: Activating other measures while epidemic notice in force

You could also call this:

"The Prime Minister can take extra actions during an epidemic if necessary."

Illustration for Epidemic Preparedness Act 2006

When an epidemic notice is in force, the Prime Minister can take extra actions. You need to know the Prime Minister must agree with the Minister in charge of the relevant law. The Prime Minister can state what needs to happen for other laws to apply. The Prime Minister can only take these actions if they think it is necessary due to the outbreak. A notice given by the Prime Minister will stop when the epidemic notice stops or is cancelled. A notice under this section is secondary legislation, see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM404486.

This page was last updated on — View changes

Previous

7: Renewal and modification of epidemic notices, or

"The Prime Minister can renew or change an epidemic notice with the Minister of Health's agreement."

Next

9: Review of epidemic notices, or

"Checking if an epidemic notice is still needed"

8Activating other measures while epidemic notice in force

  1. While an epidemic notice is in force (or when making an epidemic notice), the Prime Minister may, with the agreement of the Minister responsible for the administration of the enactment concerned, by notice (stating the name of the quarantinable disease stated in the epidemic notice), state—

  2. any matter that must be stated in order for action, or a particular action, to be taken under some other enactment referring to an epidemic management notice:
    1. any matter that must be stated in order for the application of some other enactment referring to an epidemic management notice, or a provision of such an enactment, to be modified (or modified with a particular effect) by virtue of the giving of the notice:
      1. that it activates—
        1. either or both of the following:
          1. one or more of the modifications made by one or more stated prospective modification orders:
            1. all the modifications made by one or more stated prospective modification orders; or
            2. all the modifications made by all prospective modification orders.

            3. The Prime Minister must not give a notice under subsection (1) unless satisfied that the effects of the outbreak concerned make it, or are likely to make it, reasonably necessary to do so.

            4. A notice under subsection (1) expires when the epidemic notice concerned expires or is revoked.

            5. A notice under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

            Notes
            • Section 8(1): amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
            • Section 8(4): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).