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(1) This Order may be cited as the Health Protection Agency (Scottish Health Functions) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 18th December 2006.
(2) In this Order:–
 “chemicals authority” means any person or body which exercises statutory functions or performs statutory duties of a public nature in Scotland in relation to chemicals;
 “health care professional” means a member of a profession which is regulated by a body mentioned in section 25(3) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002; and
 “public health authority” means any person or body which exercises statutory functions or performs statutory duties of a public nature in Scotland in relation to the protection of the community (or any part of the community) against any danger to health.
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There are conferred on the Health Protection Agency the following functions:
(a) the provision of advisory services to chemicals authorities in relation to:
(i) the human health effects from chemicals in air, water, soil and waste; and
(ii) the protection of people in Scotland from these effects;
(b) the provision of advisory services and support to chemicals authorities in relation to chemical incidents in Scotland;
(c) the provision of advisory services to health care professionals in Scotland in relation to the toxicology of chemical substances;
(d) the provision of advisory services to health care professionals in Scotland in relation to the clinical management of patients who have been poisoned; and
(e) the provision of advisory services to public health authorities in relation to planning for public health emergencies in Scotland, to include:
(i) the provision of training, exercising and support services in preparing for incidents; and
(ii) the provision of advisory services and support for responding to incidents.
LEWIS MACDONALD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
23rd November 2006