Regulation 3 UK public health agency

(1)

For the purposes of these Regulations, “UK public health agency” means–—

(a)

in relation to England, Public Health England^f1;

(b)

in relation to Scotland, Public Health Scotland^f2;

(c)

in relation to Wales, the Public Health Wales National Health Service Trust^f3;

(d)

in relation to Northern Ireland, the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being^f4,

or such other person or body in relation to a part of the United Kingdom as the relevant Minister for that part designates.

(2)

Where a UK public health agency is also the UK focal point, the obligations in regulations 10 and 12 on a UK public health agency to notify and provide information to the UK focal point are satisfied if the notification is made or the information is provided by the persons responsible for the exercise of its functions as a UK public health agency to the persons responsible for the exercise of its functions as the UK focal point.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: An executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care.
f2: Public Health Scotland was constituted as a Special Health Board by S.S.I. 2019/336.
f3: Public Health Wales National Health Service Trust was established by Welsh S.I. 2009 No. 2058 (W. 177).
f4: The Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being was established by section 12(1) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) (Northern Ireland) Act 2009 (c. 1) and is commonly known as the Public Health Agency for Northern Ireland.