# The Public Health (Aircraft and Ships) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007

S.I. 2007/1603 · made 4 June 2007

These Regulations further amend the Public Health (Aircraft) Regulations 1979 (“the Aircraft Regulations”) and amend the Public Health (Ships) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007 (“the Ships Amendment Regulations”). The Aircraft Regulations provide for public health control of aircraft arriving at or leaving airports in England and Wales. The Ships Amendment Regulations implement in England provisions of the International Health Regulations 2005 of the World Health Organization on ship sanitation certificates and otherwise amend or update the Public Health (Ships) Regulations 1979.

Made under: Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Section 13)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-aircraft-and-ships-amendment-england-regulations-2007/pdf/uksi_20071603_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-aircraft-and-ships-amendment-england-regulations-2007/pdf/uksiem_20071603_en.pdf

## Introductory text

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 2007/1446 and S.I. 2007/1447 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those Instruments.
public health, ENGLAND
Made 4th June 2007
Laid before Parliament 8th June 2007
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Secretary of State for Health, with the consent of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984:

## 1 Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Public Health (Aircraft and Ships) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 15th June 2007, and in the case of regulations 3 and 4, immediately before the coming into force of the Ships Amendment Regulations.
(3) These Regulations apply in relation to England only.
(4) In these Regulations—
(a) “the Aircraft Regulations” means the Public Health (Aircraft) Regulations 1979; and
(b) “the Ships Amendment Regulations” means the Public Health (Ships) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007.

## 2 Amendment of regulation 2 of the Aircraft Regulations

In regulation 2(1) of the Aircraft Regulations (interpretation) omit the definition of “local authority”.

## 3 Amendment of regulation 2 of the Ships Amendment Regulations

In regulation 2(1)(l) of the Ships Amendment Regulations (amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations), for the definition of “local authority” substitute—
““local authority” means—
(a) in relation to a port health district the port health authority; and
(b) in relation to any other district—
(i) the district council,
(ii) the county council for the county in which a district is where there is no district council for that district,
(iii) the London borough council for a London borough, or
(iv) the Common Council of the City of London for the City of London;”.

## 4 Amendment of regulation 8 of the Ships Amendment Regulations

In regulation 8 of the Ships Amendment Regulations (amendment of regulation 9 of the principal Regulations), omit the paragraph number “(1)”, and for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b) for paragraph (7), substitute—
“(7) The medical officer shall immediately notify the local authority of any directions given to him by the Secretary of State under this regulation.”.”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Caroline Flint
Minister of State
Department of Health
4th June 2007
We consent
Mike Hanson
Mike Eland
Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
4th June 2007

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Public Health (Aircraft) Regulations 1979 (“the Aircraft Regulations”) and amend the Public Health (Ships) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007 (“the Ships Amendment Regulations”). The Aircraft Regulations provide for public health control of aircraft arriving at or leaving airports in England and Wales. The Ships Amendment Regulations implement in England provisions of the International Health Regulations 2005 of the World Health Organization on ship sanitation certificates and otherwise amend or update the Public Health (Ships) Regulations 1979.
Regulation 3 of these Regulations replaces the new definition of “local authority” included in the Ships Amendment Regulations, and regulation 4 makes a further minor amendment to those Regulations. Regulation 2 amends the Aircraft Regulations to omit the definition of “local authority” which is no longer required.
The Regulations come into force on 15th June 2007.
Full regulatory impact assessments of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector are available from Jenny Harper, at Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UG, Jenny.Harper@dh.gsi.gov.uk.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-aircraft-and-ships-amendment-england-regulations-2007
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