Health Protection Agency Act 2004

[^key-fb4a021e2c0f6f2ea7782369d02167ae]: Sch. 1 para. 1(5A) inserted (19.1.2010) by Health Act 2009 (c. 21), s. 40(1), Sch. 3 para. 5(3) (with Sch. 3 para. 19); S.I. 2010/30, art. 2(d)

[^key-a9a27d3da8a89dacf8c7c8ae673c4ddd]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(7) inserted (19.1.2010) by Health Act 2009 (c. 21), s. 40(1), Sch. 3 para. 5(4) (with Sch. 3 para. 19); S.I. 2010/30, art. 2(d)

[^key-09c055c1188b05b9e497aad89a6f0799]: Sch. 1 para. 29(3) inserted (19.1.2010) by Health Act 2009 (c. 21), s. 40(1), Sch. 3 para. 6 (with Sch. 3 para. 19); S.I. 2010/30, art. 2(d)

[^key-096b6a24999243a35b2a53ad54560fb5]: S. 10 substituted (1.10.2010) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments No.2) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/813), art. 15reg. 1(1)

[^key-0373093d9c9ecabc4e5a792d08e2006e]: Sch. 3 para. 8 repealed (E.W.S.) (4.4.2011) by 2010 c. 15, Sch. 27 Pt. 1A (as inserted by The Equality Act 2010 (Public Authorities and Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1060), arts. 1(2), 3(3)(a), Sch. 3)

[^key-cbd2b2d6393e45799087c2ce8d702403]: Act repealed (except s. 11(1) for certain purposes and Sch. 3 para. 3) (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 56(2)(3)306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 78(2)9)

Co-operation

2A

• (1) The Agency has such functions in relation to a matter specified in subsection (2) as the relevant authority directs.

• (2) Those matters are—

• (a) the establishment of standards for biological substances;

• (b) the preparation, approval and provision of standard preparations of biological substances;

• (c) the testing of biological substances.

• (3) The relevant authority shall be deemed to have directed under subsection (1) that the Agency is to have the functions specified in paragraphs (a) to (f) of Article 2 of the 1976 Order (the pre-abolition functions of the National Biological Standards Board).

• (4) The direction under subsection (3)—

• (a) shall be deemed to have been given on the commencement of that subsection;

• (b) may be varied in the same way as any other direction under subsection (1);

• (c) is not affected by the repeal of the Biological Standards Act 1975 or by the 1976 Order ceasing to have effect as a result of that repeal.

• (5) In this section—

• “biological substance” means a substance whose purity or potency cannot, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, be adequately tested by chemical means;

• “the relevant authority” means—the Secretary of State, andthe Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland,acting jointly;

• “the 1976 Order” means the National Biological Standards Board (Functions) Order 1976.

• (6) The generality of section 2(1) is to be taken not to be prejudiced by this section; and the generality of subsections (1) to (4) is to be taken not to be prejudiced by section 2.

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