Part 2Notifiable diseases, notifiable organisms and health risk states
Notifiable diseases and organisms
I112Lists of notifiable diseases and notifiable organisms
1
In this Part—
“notifiable disease” means a disease listed in Part 1 of schedule 1; and
“notifiable organism” means an organism listed in Part 2 of schedule 1.
2
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations amend a list in schedule 1 by—
a
adding an item to the list;
b
removing an item from the list;
c
varying the description of an item in the list.
3
Regulations under subsection (2) may add a disease or organism to a list only if the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that the disease or organism is likely to give rise to a significant risk to public health.
4
The Scottish Ministers must, when considering whether a disease or organism is likely to give rise to such a risk, have regard—
a
in the case of a disease, to—
i
the seriousness of the disease; and
ii
the ease of transmissibility through casual contact of the disease;
b
in the case of an organism, to the seriousness and ease of transmissibility through casual contact of the disease which the organism would cause.