# The Health Security (EU Exit) Regulations 2021, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the Committee” means the UK Health Protection Committee established under regulation 4(1);
“communicable disease” means any infectious disease caused by a contagious agent which is transmitted from person to person by direct contact with an infected individual or by indirect means such as exposure to a vector, animal, fomite, product or environment, or exchange of fluid which is contaminated with the contagious agent;
“health threat” means a condition, agent or incident which may cause, directly or indirectly, ill health;
“IHR” means the International Health Regulations (2005) of the World Health Organisation adopted by the fifty-eighth World Health Assembly on 23rd May 2005;
“monitoring” means the continuous observation, detection or review of changes in a condition, in a situation, or in activities, including a continuous function that uses systematic collection of data and analysis on specified indicators relating to serious cross-border health threats;
“part of the United Kingdom” means England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland;
“related special health matters” means antimicrobial resistance and healthcare associated infections related to communicable diseases;
“relevant Minister” means—
(a) in England, the Secretary of State;
(b) in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
(c) in Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(d) in Northern Ireland, a Minister within the meaning of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 or a Northern Ireland department;
“serious cross-border health threat” has the meaning given in regulation 5;
“TCA” means the Trade and Cooperation Agreement within the meaning in section 37(1) of the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020;
“UK authority” means in respect of a part of the United Kingdom—
(a) the UK public health agency for that part; and
(b) the relevant Minister for that part;
“UK focal point” means the national focal point for the United Kingdom designated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of Title 1 of Part 4 of the TCA and notified to the European Union.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348224375/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-health-security-eu-exit-regulations-2021/regulation-2
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