# The Health Protection (Notification) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/659).
Regulation 2(2) adds to the information required to be included in the notification of a causative agent to Public Health England the results of any antimicrobial susceptibility test and any resistance mechanism identified in respect of the sample. Regulation 2(3) adds Acquired carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria to the list of causative agents in Schedule 2.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument because no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum has been published alongside these Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/674/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-protection-notification-amendment-no-2-regulations-2020/note
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