3.—(1) A specified person may, for the purpose of preventing the spread of COVID-19, order any at-risk individual to go to a place of accommodation specified in the order or in writing by a specified person and not leave the place of accommodation —
(a)
if the individual is a traveller who is, on or after 17 June 2020 at 11.59 p.m., required under section 55(1)(f) of the Act to undergo, and undergoes, a PCR test — for the period starting upon the issue of the order and ending on the day the individual is notified of his or her test result (not including a test result that is uncertain) or the 14th day after the issue of the order, whichever is later; or
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(b)
in any other case — for the period specified in the order, starting upon the issue of the order and ending not later than the 14th day after the issue of the order.
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(2) Subject to paragraph (2A), any individual who, on or after 1 July 2020, is issued a relevant medical certificate must not leave the individual’s place of accommodation for the period starting upon the issue of the relevant medical certificate and ending —
(a)
if, during the period specified in the relevant medical certificate, the individual undergoes a PCR test — on the day the individual is notified that he or she has tested negative in that test or upon the expiry of the period specified in the relevant medical certificate, whichever is earlier; or
(b)
in any other case — upon the expiry of the period specified in the relevant medical certificate.
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(2A) Paragraph (2) does not apply if the individual had, within 90 days before the day the relevant medical certificate is issued, a positive test result in a PCR test or serology test, and no positive test result in a PCR test or serology test earlier than 90 days before that day.
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(3) Subject to paragraph (4), an individual who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with an order under paragraph (1) or contravenes paragraph (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
(4) To avoid doubt, it is a reasonable excuse for the purposes of these Regulations if the individual leaves the place of accommodation —
(a)
only where necessary to obtain —
(i)
medical treatment for a suspected COVID-19 infection at a hospital, medical clinic or any other place, designated by the Director for the treatment of COVID-19; or
(ii)
emergency medical treatment or other medical treatment that is of a pressing nature; or
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(b)
with the prior express permission of the Director, whether general or specific.