Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 674
Public Health, England
The Health Protection (Notification) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
Made
1st July 2020
Laid before Parliament
6th July 2020
Coming into force
1st October 2020
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45C(1), (2) and (3)(a), 45F(2)(a) and (b), 45P(2) and 60A of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984( 1 ).
In accordance with section 45Q(3) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, the Secretary of State declares that in his opinion these Regulations do not contain any provision made by virtue of section 45C(3)(c) of that Act which imposes or enables the imposition of a special restriction or requirement, or any other restriction or requirement which has or would have a significant effect on a person’s rights.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Notification) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 1st October 2020.
Amendments to the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010
2. —(1)The Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4 (duty to notify causative agents found in human samples), after paragraph (2)(d) insert—
“ (da) the results of any antimicrobial susceptibility test and any resistance mechanism identified in respect of the sample; ” .
(3) In Schedule 2 (causative agents), at the appropriate place insert—
“ Acquired carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria ” .
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
James Bethell
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health and Social Care
1st July 2020
1984 c.22 ; sections 45C, 45F and 45P were inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c.14) .
S.I.2010/659 , amended by S.I. 2020/237 ; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.