Local Authorities and Essential Goods and Supplies (COVID-19) Order No. M084 of 2020.

This Order consisting of 11 articles aims at establishing that each local authority in the Province must immediately implement the local authority’s local emergency plan for the area for which the local authority has responsibility. It regards any goods and supplies that are necessary for the health, safety and welfare of people, including (i) food, water and other beverages; (ii) fuel and gasoline; (iii) health care goods, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies; and (iv) personal hygiene, sanitation and cleaning goods.
The local Authority shall (i) take all measures necessary to identify the concerned resources and facilities within the local authority’s area of jurisdiction that could be used to respond to or mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; (ii) identify the critical supply and service needs within its area; and (iii) review and, if necessary, update its local emergency plan and business continuity plans. The Order includes as essential during the aforementioned period the waste water and drinking water services. Article 8, in particular, deals with critical services and essential goods and supplies. In art.9 is established that a person must not engage in secondary selling with respect to essential goods and supplies. Art.10 states that priority loading on ferries for (i) vehicles carrying essential goods and supplies; and (ii) residents of ferry sailing destinations. Finally, coordinated measures must be taken to ensure the effective delivery of essential goods and supplies throughout the Province, including such food, fuel, medicine and other goods and supplies as may be prioritized by the Minister.