# The Visiting Forces and International Headquarters (Application of Law) Order 1999, Article 14: Notification of diseases


Any reference—
(a) in section 11 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (which requires cases of notifiable diseases and food poisoning to be reported) to a registered medical practitioner, or
(b) in section 2 of the Public Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (which specifies the duties of a medical practitioner on diagnosis of notifiable diseases) to a medical practitioner,
shall include a reference to a person who holds an appointment as a medical officer in the service of a visiting force or headquarters.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1736/article/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/visiting-forces-and-international-headquarters-application-of-law-order-1999/article-14
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