X169(1)If at any time the Department of Health is of the view that—U.K.
(a)the incidence or transmission of coronavirus constitutes a serious and imminent threat to public health in Northern Ireland, and
(b)the powers conferred by this Part of this Schedule will be an effective means of delaying or preventing significant further transmission of coronavirus in Northern Ireland,
the Department of Health may make a declaration to that effect.
(2)If, having made a declaration under this paragraph, the Department of Health ceases to be of the view referred to in sub-paragraph (1), it must revoke the declaration.
(3)A declaration or the revocation of a declaration under this paragraph—
(a)is to be made by being published online, and
(b)must, as soon as reasonably practicable after it is made, also be published in the Belfast Gazette.
(4)The Department of Health may make a declaration under this paragraph on more than one occasion.
(5)Before making or revoking a declaration under this paragraph the Department of Health must consult the Chief Medical Officer or any of the Deputy Chief Medical Officers of the Department of Health.
Editorial Information
X1The exercise of the power to make or revoke a declaration conferred under this provision must also be notified by means of a notice published in The Gazette