# Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008, Section 12: Lists of notifiable diseases and notifiable organisms


(1) In this Part—
“notifiable disease” means a disease listed in Part 1 of schedule 1; and
“notifiable organism” means an organism listed in Part 2 of schedule 1.
(2) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations amend a list in schedule 1 by—
(a) adding an item to the list;
(b) removing an item from the list;
(c) varying the description of an item in the list.
(3) Regulations under subsection (2) may add a disease or organism to a list only if the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that the disease or organism is likely to give rise to a significant risk to public health.
(4) The Scottish Ministers must, when considering whether a disease or organism is likely to give rise to such a risk, have regard—
(a) in the case of a disease, to—
(i) the seriousness of the disease; and
(ii) the ease of transmissibility through casual contact of the disease;
(b) in the case of an organism, to the seriousness and ease of transmissibility through casual contact of the disease which the organism would cause.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2008/5/section/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-etc-scotland-act-2008/section-12
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