SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Consequential amendments and revocations

PART 1Instruments amended

The Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010

148.

(1)

The Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 M1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and application), after paragraph (2) insert—

“(3)

In these Regulations, “Public Health England” means the executive agency of the Department of Health known as Public Health England.”

(3)

In regulation 4 (duty to notify causative agents found in human samples)—

(a)

in paragraph (1), for “the Health Protection Agency” substitute “ Public Health England ”, and

(b)

in paragraph (6), for “the Health Protection Agency” substitute “ Public Health England ”.

(4)

In regulation 5 (duty to provide information to the Health Protection Agency)—

(a)

in the heading, for “the Health Protection Agency” substitute “ Public Health England ”,

(b)

in paragraph (1), for “the Health Protection Agency” substitute “ Public Health England ”,

(c)

in paragraph (2), for “The Health Protection Agency” substitute “ Public Health England ”,

(d)

in paragraph (5), for “the Health Protection Agency” substitute “ Public Health England ”, and

(e)

in paragraph (6), for “the Health Protection Agency” substitute “ Public Health England ”.

(5)

In regulation 6(2) (duty on the relevant local authority to disclose notification to others), for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)

Public Health England;”.