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Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 2516

Public Health

The Vaccine Damage Payments (Specified Disease) Order 2009

Made

16th September 2009

Laid before Parliament

18th September 2009

Coming into force

10th October 2009

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

Citation, commencement and interpretation_I1

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Vaccine Damage Payments (Specified Disease) Order 2009 and comes into force on 10th October 2009.

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

Addition to the diseases to which the Act applies_I2

2. Influenza caused by the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus is specified as a disease to which the Act applies.

Modification of conditions of entitlement_I3

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 influenza caused by the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus.

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

Jim Knight

Minister of State

Department for Work and Pensions

16th September 2009

(1)

In force1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

In force2. Addition to the diseases to which the Act applies

In force3. Modification of conditions of entitlement

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The Vaccine Damage Payments (Specified Disease) Order 2009 (2009/2516)

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