The Public Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations 1988

Suspected carriers in food tradeE+W

2.—(1) If a proper officer has reason to believe that a person engaged in any trade or business connected with food may be a carrier of any infection mentioned in paragraph 5 of this Schedule, he shall report to the local authority accordingly.

(2) The local authority may give notice in writing to the responsible manager of the trade or business concerned that for the purpose of preventing the spread of infection they consider it necessary for the proper officer or a registered medical practitioner acting on his behalf to make a medical examination of that person, and the responsible manager shall give to the proper officer all reasonable assistance in the matter.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 4 para. 2 in force at 1.10.1988, see reg. 1