The Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (Notifiable Organisms) Amendment Regulations 2020 No. 408


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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 408

Public Health

The Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (Notifiable Organisms) Amendment Regulations 2020

Made

1st December 2020

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

3rd December 2020

Coming into force

28th January 2021

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12(2) of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008( 1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 122(3) of that Act the Scottish Ministers have consulted such persons as they consider appropriate.

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (Notifiable Organisms) Amendment Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 28 January 2021.

Amendment of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008

2.—(1) The Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 is amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) In Part 2 (notifiable organisms) of schedule 1 (lists of notifiable diseases and notifiable organisms) after “Campylobacter genus” insert “Carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative organisms (excluding those with intrinsic carbapenem resistance from any human specimen)”.

JEANE FREEMAN

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

1st December 2020

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend Part 2 of schedule 1 of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 to add carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative organisms (excluding those with intrinsic carbapenem resistance from any human specimen) to the list of notifiable organisms.

( 1)

2008 asp 5. Schedule 1 was amended by The Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (Notifiable Diseases and Notifiable Organisms) Amendment Regulations 2020/51.


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