Paragraph 17

(1)

The Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 1 (authorities administering Act), in subsection (4)(b)^f2, for “or Special Health Authorities” there is inserted “ , Special Health Authorities or Primary Care Trusts”.

(3)

In section 13 (regulations for the control of certain diseases), in subsection (4)(a)^f3, after “Special Health Authorities” there is inserted “ , Primary Care Trusts”.

(4)

In section 37 (removal to hospital of person with notifiable disease), in subsection (1)^f4, in paragraph (c)–

(a)

after “Health Authority” there is inserted “or Primary Care Trust ”;

(b)

after “NHS trust” there is inserted “, Primary Care Trust”.

(5)

In section 41 (removal to hospital of inmate of common lodging-house with notifiable disease), in subsection (1)^f5, in paragraph (c)–

(a)

after “Health Authority” there is inserted “or Primary Care Trust ”;

(b)

after “NHS trust” there is inserted “, Primary Care Trust”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1984 c. 22.
f2: Section 1(4)(b) was substituted by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 108(2).
f3: Section 13(4)(a) was amended by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 108(5).
f4: Section 37(1) was amended by the 1990 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 26(2) and the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 108(6).
f5: Section 41(1) was amended by the 1990 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 26(3) and the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 108(8).