
2022 No. 212
Public Health
The Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (Notifiable Diseases and Notifiable Organisms) Amendment Regulations 2022
Made at 11.00 a.m. on 16th June 2022
Laid before the Scottish Parliament at 2.45 p.m. on 16th June 2022
Coming into force at 5.00 p.m. on 16th June 2022

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 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
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (Notifiable Diseases and Notifiable Organisms) Amendment Regulations 2022.
(2) These Regulations come into force at 5.00 p.m. on 16 June 2022.
Amendment of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008
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In schedule 1 (lists of notifiable diseases and notifiable organisms) of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008—
(a) in Part 1 (notifiable diseases) after “Meningococcal disease” insert “Monkeypox”,
(b) in Part 2 (notifiable organisms) after “Measles virus” insert “Monkeypox virus”.
MAREE TODD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
At 11.00 a.m. on 16th June 2022