The Public Health (Aircraft) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007

Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

2.—(1) In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “additional measures”, for “the diseases subject to the International Health Regulations” substitute—

“plague, cholera, yellow fever or smallpox”;

(b) for the definition of “aerodrome” substitute—

““aerodrome” means any area of land or water designed, equipped, set apart or commonly used for affording facilities for the landing and departure of aircraft and includes any area or space, whether on the ground, on the roof of a building or elsewhere, which is designed, equipped or set apart for affording facilities for the landing and departure of aircraft capable of descending or climbing vertically, but shall not include any area the use of which for affording facilities for the landing and departure of aircraft has been abandoned and has not been resumed;”;

(c) in the definition of “authorised officer” omit—

“as described by paragraph 13 of Schedule 14 of the Local Government Act 1972,”;

(d) for the definition of “customs officer” substitute—

““customs officer” means an officer of Revenue and Customs;”;

(e) in the definition of “infected aircraft”, for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) an aircraft which has on board on arrival a case of plague, cholera, yellow fever, smallpox, rabies or viral haemorrhagic fever; or”;

(f) for the definition of “infected person”, substitute—

““infected person” means a person who is suffering from plague, cholera, yellow fever or smallpox or who is considered by the medical officer to be infected with one of the diseases or with some other infectious or contagious disease other than venereal disease or tuberculosis; ”;

(g) for the definition of “infectious disease” substitute—

““infectious disease” means any infectious or contagious disease other than venereal disease or tuberculosis;”;

(h) for the definition of “Secretary of State” substitute—

““Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State for Health;”;

(i) the following definitions are inserted in the correct alphabetical order—

““competent authority” means a competent authority identified in accordance with Article 19 of the IHR (general obligations) and with a role as described at Article 22 of the IHR (role of competent authorities);”;

“Health Part of the General Aircraft Declaration” means a declaration containing the information specified in Schedule 1, being a part of the Aircraft General Declaration reproduced at Annex 9 to the IHR to be completed and delivered in accordance with Article 38 of the IHR;”;

“IHR” means the International Health Regulations (2005) of the WHO adopted by the fifty-eighth World Health Assembly on 23rd May 2005;”;

“National IHR Focal Point” means the body designated by the United Kingdom for communications with WHO IHR Contact Point under the IHR;”;

“postal parcel” means an addressed article or package carried internationally by postal or courier services;

“WHO IHR Contact Point” means the unit within WHO accessible for communications with the National IHR Focal Point;”;

“World Health Assembly” has the meaning set out in the Constitution of the World Health Organization adopted by the International Health Conference held in New York from 19th June to 22nd July 1946 and signed on 22nd July 1946;”;

“WHO” means the World Health Organization, a specialized agency within the terms of Article 57 of the Charter of the United Nations, established by the Constitution of the World Health Organization.”; and

(j) omit the definitions of “Aircraft Declaration of Health”, “diseases subject to the International Health Regulations”, “epidemic”, “excepted airport”, “infected area”, “International Health Regulations”, “national airport”, “sanitary airport” and “valid International Vaccination Certificate”.

(2) Omit regulation 2(2).