Clause 2

by inserting, immediately before the definition of “AIDS”, the following definition:“ “Agency” means the National Environment Agency established under the National Environment Agency Act 2002 (Act 4 of 2002);”; (b)by deleting the words “medical practitioner” in the definition of “Health Officer” and substituting the word “person”;

by deleting the definition of “infectious disease” and substituting the following definition:“ “infectious disease” means —

any of the diseases specified in the First Schedule; and

for the purposes of sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 47, 55 and 72(1)(g), includes any other disease —

that is caused or is suspected to be caused by a micro-organism or any agent of disease;

that is capable or is suspected to be capable of transmission by any means to human beings; and

that, the Director has reason to believe, if left uninvestigated or unchecked, is likely to result in an epidemic of the disease;”;

by deleting the definition of “Minister” and substituting the following definition:“ “Minister” means —

in relation to sections 3(1), 7(1), 19(2), 21(3), 25(1)(k), 26, 47, 52, 54 and 58(1), the Minister charged with the responsibility for health; and

in relation to section 3(2), the Minister charged with the responsibility for the environment”; and

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “premises”, the following definition:“ “public place” means any place or premises to which the public or any section of the public has access, on payment or otherwise, as of right or by virtue of express or implied permission, and includes any place or premises used by the public or a section of the public for educational or recreational purposes or for assemblage;”.