2023 No. 24

National Health Service

The Public Health Scotland Amendment Order 2023

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1)(b) and 105(6) and (7) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Public Health Scotland Amendment Order 2023 and comes into force on 23 March 2023.

Amendment of the Public Health Scotland Order 20192

In article 4(2) of the Public Health Scotland Order 20192 (functions of the Board) after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

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the power of the Scottish Ministers under section 40(1) of the Act3 (vaccination and immunisation),

MAREE TODDAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Public Health Scotland Order 2019 (“the principal Order”) which constituted the Special Health Board known as Public Health Scotland.

Article 2 amends article 4(2) of the principal Order to confer on Public Health Scotland the function of the Scottish Ministers under section 40(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 to make arrangements for the vaccination or immunisation of persons against any disease.