# The Health Protection (Vaccination) Regulations 2009, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

Extent: E+W

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Vaccination) Regulations 2009 and shall come in to force on 1st April 2009.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England only.
(3) In these Regulations—
“JCVI” means the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation;
“national vaccination programme” means a scheme which aims to vaccinate all individuals in England who meet specified criteria to protect them against a particular infection or infections, with a view to preventing the occurrence of that infection or those infections;
... and
“vaccination” means vaccination or immunisation and vaccinate shall be construed accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/38/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-protection-vaccination-regulations-2009/regulation-1
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