3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

commencement day, in relation to a provision of this Act, means the day on which the provision commences;

Director has the same meaning as in the Public Health Act 1997 ;

disease means the disease, known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), declared under section 40 of the Public Health Act 1997 to be a notifiable disease;

emergency cessation day has the same meaning as in the COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 ;

emergency period means the period beginning on 1 March 2020 and ending at the end of the emergency cessation day.