Statutory Instrument | |
Citation | SI 1988/1546 |
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Introduced by | Ministry of Health |
Dates | |
Commencement | 1988 |
Text of the Public Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations 1988 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. |
The Public Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations 1988, created by the Department of Health and Social Care, came into force on 1 October 1988 and was associated with the previous Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984. 24 more diseases were added, indicating exact control powers that could be applied to individual diseases. [1] [2] [3] [4]
In addition to cholera, plague, relapsing fever, smallpox, typhus and food poisoning, the regulations of 1988 consist of 24 additional conditions: [5]
Scotland and Northern Ireland required notification of chicken pox and legionellosis in addition to the above. [5]
Statutory Instrument | |
Citation | SI 1988/1546 |
---|---|
Introduced by | Ministry of Health |
Dates | |
Commencement | 1988 |
Text of the Public Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations 1988 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. |
The Public Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations 1988, created by the Department of Health and Social Care, came into force on 1 October 1988 and was associated with the previous Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984. 24 more diseases were added, indicating exact control powers that could be applied to individual diseases. [1] [2] [3] [4]
In addition to cholera, plague, relapsing fever, smallpox, typhus and food poisoning, the regulations of 1988 consist of 24 additional conditions: [5]
Scotland and Northern Ireland required notification of chicken pox and legionellosis in addition to the above. [5]