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DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1981 - SECT 22D

When a public health emergency order may be made

The Secretary may make a public health emergency order if the Secretary believes it is necessary to do so to respond to, or prevent, a public health emergency or a serious risk to public health.

Example

A public health emergency order may be made in response to, or for the purposes of preventing, an influenza pandemic or the effects of a bioterrorism incident.

S. 22E inserted by No. 17/2008 s. 5.



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