Covid-19: RMCO (No. 8) Regulations Further Amended

The Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (No. 8) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2020 (‘Amendment Regulations No. 2’) were gazetted on 7 October 2020 and came into force on the same day.
 
The Amendment Regulations No. 2 inserted the following new provisions into the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (No. 8) Regulations 2020:
 
  1. regulation 3A that prohibits the movement into or from a place that is subject to conditional movement control order except with permission by an authorized officer; and
  1. regulation 4B that prohibits a person from moving from Sabah to Sarawak, Labuan or any state in Peninsular Malaysia from 12 October 2020 to 25 October 2020 without the prior written permission of the police officer in charge of the police station nearest to the person’s residence.

Alert prepared by Jeralyn Kan (Associate) of Skrine.