The Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (Notifiable Diseases and Notifiable Organisms) Amendment Regulations 2022 No. 212


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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2022 No. 212

Public Health

The Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (Notifiable Diseases and Notifiable Organisms) Amendment Regulations 2022

Made

at 11.00 a.m. on 16th June 2022

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

at 2.45 p.m. on 16th June 2022

Coming into force

at 5.00 p.m. on 16th June 2022

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12(2) of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008( 1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 122(3) of that Act the Scottish Ministers have consulted such persons as they consider appropriate.

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (Notifiable Diseases and Notifiable Organisms) Amendment Regulations 2022.

(2) These Regulations come into force at 5.00 p.m. on 16 June 2022.

Amendment of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008

2.  In schedule 1 (lists of notifiable diseases and notifiable organisms) of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008( 2)—

(a) in Part 1 (notifiable diseases) after “Meningococcal disease” insert “Monkeypox”,

(b) in Part 2 (notifiable organisms) after “Measles virus” insert “Monkeypox virus”.

MAREE TODD

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

At 11.00 a.m. on 16th June 2022

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend Parts 1 and 2 of schedule 1 of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 to add monkeypox to the list of notifiable diseases and to add monkeypox virus to the list of notifiable organisms.

No business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations as no impact upon business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.

( 1)

2008 asp 5.

( 2)

There are amendments to schedule 1 that are not relevant to these Regulations.


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