PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACT 2008 - SECT 189 Powers in the case of a risk to public health

PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACT 2008 - SECT 189

If the Chief Health Officer believes that it is necessary to do so to investigate, eliminate or reduce a risk to public health, the Chief Health Officer may authorise—

S. 189(a) amended by No. 53/2021 s. 13.

        (a)     authorised officers, or a specified class or classes of authorised officers, appointed by the Secretary to exercise any of the public health risk powers; and

        (b)     if specified in the authorisation, a specified class or classes of authorised officers appointed by a specified Council or Councils, to exercise any of the public health risk powers.