Public Health and Safety Act (Santé et la sécurité publiques) — Canada — Yukon law | Esheria

Public Health and Safety Act (Santé et la sécurité publiques)

This Act lets the executive make public health regulations, designate communicable diseases, create quarantine districts, and gives health officials powers during health emergencies.

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Jurisdiction
Canada — Yukon
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
Official source
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Statute overview

About this statute

This Act lets the executive make public health regulations, designate communicable diseases, create quarantine districts, and gives health officials powers during health emergencies. This part lets health officials declare and manage a public health emergency, require information, control medication and supplies, inspect premises, and issue/confirm orders, notices, and exemptions. The section lets health and peace officers search, seize, and require identification in specified circumstances, creates offences for obstruction and non-compliance, protects certain officials acting in good faith, and allows ministerial travel payments and regulation-making.