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Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 2103

Public Health

The Vaccine Damage Payments (Specified Disease) Order 2008

Made

5th August 2008

Laid before Parliament

8th August 2008

Coming into force

1st September 2008

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(2)(i) and 2(2) of the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979( 1 ).

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Vaccine Damage Payments (Specified Disease) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 1st September 2008.

(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979.

Addition to the diseases to which the Act applies

2. Human papillomavirus is specified as a disease to which the Act applies.

Modification of conditions of entitlement

3. The condition of entitlement in section 2(1)(b) of the Act (age or time at which vaccination was carried out) shall be omitted in relation to vaccination against human papillomavirus.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

James Plaskitt

Parliamentary-Under Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

5th August 2008

( 1 )

1979 c.17 .

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The Vaccine Damage Payments (Specified Disease) Order 2008 (2008/2103)

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