The Health Act 1999 (Supplementary, Consequential etc. Provisions) Order 2000

Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984

17.—(1) The Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 1 (authorities administering Act), in subsection (4)(b)(2), for “or Special Health Authorities” there is inserted “ , Special Health Authorities or Primary Care Trusts”.

(3) In section 13 (regulations for the control of certain diseases), in subsection (4)(a)(3), after “Special Health Authorities” there is inserted “ , Primary Care Trusts”.

(4) In section 37 (removal to hospital of person with notifiable disease), in subsection (1)(4), in paragraph (c)–

(a) after “Health Authority” there is inserted “or Primary Care Trust ”;

(b) after “NHS trust” there is inserted “, Primary Care Trust”.

(5) In section 41 (removal to hospital of inmate of common lodging-house with notifiable disease), in subsection (1)(5), in paragraph (c)–

(a) after “Health Authority” there is inserted “or Primary Care Trust ”;

(b) after “NHS trust” there is inserted “, Primary Care Trust”.

(1)

1984 c. 22.

(2)

Section 1(4)(b) was substituted by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 108(2).

(3)

Section 13(4)(a) was amended by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 108(5).

(4)

Section 37(1) was amended by the 1990 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 26(2) and the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 108(6).

(5)

Section 41(1) was amended by the 1990 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 26(3) and the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 108(8).