A Declaration of a Public Health Emergency has been made by Malta in a Legal Notice published on the 1st of April, no Government announcement was made and it in fact came into effect on the 7th of March.

The measures covered in the Legal Notice are wide-ranging, with the wording shown below including

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 14 and 27(c) of the Public Health Act, the Superintendent of Public Health has made the following order:-

The title of this order is the Declaration of a Public Health Emergency Order, 2020.

(1) In accordance with article 14 of the Public Health Act, the Superintendent of Public Health hereby declares that with effect from the 7th March, 2020 a public health emergency exists

(2) The public health emergency follows the COVID-19 pandemic and applies to Malta.

Under the Public Health Act details are explained on what exactly can be actioned after declaring a public health emergency.

“The Superintendent may take any one or more of the measures hereunder as he may consider necessary in order to reduce, remove or eliminate the threat to public health:

(a) segregate or isolate any person in any area; or (b) evacuate any persons from any area; or (c) prevent access to any area; or (d) control the movement of any vehicle; or (e) order that any person undergo a medical examination; or (f) order that any substance or object be seized, destroyed or disposed of as he may direct; or (g) order such other action be taken as he may consider appropriate.

For full details please click here and see from page 8 onwards.

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