{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-protection-vaccination-regulations-2009/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-protection-vaccination-regulations-2009/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/38",
  "legislation_title": "The Health Protection (Vaccination) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-protection-vaccination-regulations-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Public Health, England\nMade 15th January 2009\nLaid before Parliament 21st January 2009\nComing into force 1st April 2009\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45C, 45F and 45P of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984.\nIn accordance with section 45Q(3) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, the Secretary of State declares that he is of the opinion that these Regulations do not contain any provision made by virtue of section 45C(3)(c) of that Act which imposes or enables the imposition of a special restriction or requirement or any other restriction or requirement which has or would have a significant effect on a person’s rights.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1984 c.22; sections 45C, 45F and 45P were inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c.14)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/38/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:19:10.193216+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}