Disaster Risk Management (Declaration of Disaster Area) Order, 2020 (No. 51 of 2020)

THE JAMAICA GAZETTE SUPPLEMENT PROCLAMATIONS, RULES AND REGULATIONS 307 VoL CXLlII FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020 No.54 No.SI THE DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT ACT THE DISASIBR RISK MANAGEMENT (DECLARATION OF DISASIBR AREA) ORDER, 2020 WHEREAS the Minister responsible for disaster preparedness and emergency management has given written notice to the Prime l½inister that Jamaica appears to be threatened with or affected by the SARS -CoV-2 (Coronavirus COVID-19), aod that measures apart from or io addition to those specifically provided for io the Disaster Risk Management Act should be taken promptly: Now THEREFORE: In exercise ofthe powers conferred upon the Prime Minister by section 26(2) ofthe Disaster Risk Management Act, the following Order is hereby made:- !. This Order may be cited as the Disaster Risk Management (Declaration of Disaster Area) Order, 2020. 308 PROCLAMATIONS, RULES AND REGULATIONS [MARCH 13, 2020 2 The whole of Jamaica is hereby declared to be a disaster area. Dated this 13th day of March, 2020. ANDREW HOLNESS Prime Minister. PRINTED BY JAMAICA PRINTING SERVICES (1992) LTD., (GOVERNMENT PRINTERS), DUKE STREET, KINGSTON, JAMAICA