The government trimmed curfew on Saturday, allowing residents to stay out one hour later.
The new 11 p.m.-6 a.m. curfew replaces an earlier version that required residents to be off the streets between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
The House of Assembly passed a new law earlier this month that allows the curfew to continue after the end of the territory’s state of emergency.
That law vests the governor with the ability to impose a curfew, though it subjects that power to section 57(3) of 2007 VI Constitution, which obliges him first to consult with the National Security Council.
The NSC is made up of the premier, another designated minister, the attorney general, the police commissioner and the governor.
The legislation allows for up to 14-day curfews, which Governor Gus Jaspert called for when he signed his first order on Oct. 6.
Last Thursday, the day before his first order was set to expire, Mr. Jaspert signed a second 14-day order set to last until Nov. 4.
Exemptions
The current curfew order exempts people employed in the essential services as defined in section three of the Labour Code, 2010; officers of private security service providers as defined in section two of the Private Security Industry Act, 2007; and customs and immigration officers.
The exemptions only apply to those who are on duty.
The punishment for being convicted of breaking the curfew is $1,000 and/or up to three months in prison, though people will have defence from conviction if they are travelling from work directly to home, are involved in an emergency, or have written permission from the governor.
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