On 28 August 2020, the Prime Minister of Malaysia announced that the Recovery Movement Control Order (‘RMCO’), which has been in place in Malaysia since 10 June 2020 and was due to expire on 31 August 2020, will be extended to 31 December 2020.
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To give effect to the foregoing, the
Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease (Declaration of Infected Local Areas) (Extension of Operation) (No. 6) Order 2020 (‘Extension No. 6 Order’) and the
Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (No. 8) Regulations 2020 (‘Regulations No. 8’) were gazetted on 1 September 2020.
The Extension No. 6 Order extends the operation of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease (Declaration of Infected Local Areas) (Extension of Operation) (No. 5) Order 2020 from 1 September 2020 to 31 December 2020.
Regulations No. 8 replace the Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (No. 7) Regulations 2020 (‘Regulations No. 7’) which expired on 31 August 2020. Regulations No. 8 will remain in force from 1 September 2020 to 31 December 2020. Among other matters, Regulations No. 8 set out the activities that are prohibited during the RMCO.
Regulations No. 8 is, in essence, identical to Regulations No. 7 (as amended from time to time). The activities that remain prohibited during the RMCO under Regulations No. 8 are the following:
Activities that are allowed during the RMCO remain subject to strict compliance with the prescribed standard operating procedures by the relevant authorities.
[1] ‘
Recovery MCO extended till New Year’s Eve’,
The Star Online, 29 August 2020.
[2] Regulation 2 of Regulations No. 8.
[3] Paragraph 1 of the Schedule to Regulations No. 8.
[4] Paragraph 2 of the Schedule to Regulations No. 8.
[5] Paragraph 3 of the Schedule to Regulations No. 8.
[6] Paragraph 4 of the Schedule to Regulations No. 8.