Section 99 — Social Security Act 2018: Overseas epidemics affecting visitors to New Zealand: Minister may give overseas epidemic management notice

99 Overseas epidemics affecting visitors to New Zealand: Minister may give overseas epidemic management notice (1) The Minister may, by written notice, declare that the effects of an outbreak outside New Zealand of a stated quarantinable disease are likely to cause hardship to people temporarily in New Zealand by preventing or hindering their prompt return to stated places. (2) The notice comes into force on its commencement, and expires on the earliest of the following: (a) the day 3 months after its commencement: (b) a day stated in the notice: (c) a day stated by the Minister by further written notice. (3) Before or after the notice expires, the Minister can give a new notice in respect of the same disease. (4) The Minister must not give the notice except on, and after considering, the written recommendation of the chief executive of the Ministry of Health. (5) In subsection (1), quarantinable disease has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Health Act 1956. Compare: 1964 No 136 s 61CE