Environmental Health Services (Communicable and Notifiable Diseases) Regulations, 2003 (S.R.O. No. 57 of 2003).

These Regulations lay down the requirement to inform the appropriate Medical Officer regarding any sickness of which the symptoms create a reasonable suspicion that it is a notifiable disease; the powers of the Medical Officer, including but not limited to: prohibiting the sale of any food, milk, milk product or ice when he/she believes the consumption of such is likely to cause a communicable disease; prohibitions regarding persons suffering from a communicable disease; disinfection of articles which have been exposed to infection from a communicable disease; and special powers of the Minister to treat, prevent or limit the spread of any communicable disease. Third Schedule prohibits any person who knows or suspects that he/she is suffering from a communicable disease to undertake any trade or calling in which the person handles or comes in contact with articles of food or beverages, drugs, or medicines.