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
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
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
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