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

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

Citation and commencement

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• (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

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In schedule 1 (lists of notifiable diseases and notifiable organisms) of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008[^f00002]—

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

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

Signed

MAREE TODD — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — At 11.00 a.m. on 16th June 2022

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2008 asp 5.

[^f00002]: There are amendments to schedule 1 that are not relevant to these Regulations.