S.I. No. 114/1968 - Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations, 1968.

1. In these Regulations the expression "the Principal Regulations" means the Infectious Diseases Regulations, 1948 (

S.I. No. 99 of 1948

).

2. Article 11 of the Principal Regulations shall be amended by the insertion after "typhoid" of "dysentery, salmonella infection, scarlet fever, streptococcal sore-throat".

3. Sub-article (1) of article 20 of the Principal Regulations shall be amended by the insertion after "household" of "or which is part of any parcel mail conveyed under the authority of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs or of any foreign postal administration."

4. The Second Schedule of the Principal Regulations shall be amended by the insertion under "Acute anterior poliomyelitis" of "Acute lymphocytic meningitis" and by the insertion under "Rubella" of "Salmonella infection".

5. (1) The Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations, 1948 (

S.I. No. 353 of 1948

), are hereby revoked.

(2) The Infectious Diseases (Temporary Provisions) Regulations, 1956 (

S.I. No. 244 of 1956

) are hereby revoked.

(3) The Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations, 1967 (

S.I. No. 258 of 1967

) are hereby revoked.

6. These Regulations may be cited as the Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations, 1968.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 22nd day

of May, 1968.

SEÁN FLANAGAN,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

Article 20 of the Infectious Diseases Regulations, 1948, prohibits the importation of rags and used clothing, towels, handkerchiefs, bed-clothing, mattresses and similar articles, which have not been disinfected. The effect of these Regulations is to exempt from disinfection such articles when imported by parcel post. This exemption was originally provided for in the Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations, 1948 (

S.I. No. 353 of 1948

) but was withdrawn by the Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations, 1967. The opportunity is being taken to re-enact in one instrument the provisions of the Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations, 1948 (

S.I. No. 353 of 1948

) (which declared rubella to be an infecious disease for the purposes of Part IV of the

Health Act, 1947

, and also provided, in effect, that maintenance allowance under

Section 44

of the

Health Act, 1947

may be paid to persons suffering from dysentery, salmonella infection, scarlet fever and streptococcal sore-throat) and the Infectious Diseases (Temporary Provisions) Regulations, 1956 (

S.I. No. 244 of 1956

) (which declared acute lymphocytic meningitis to be an infectious disease for the purposes of Part IV of the

Health Act, 1947

).

S.I. No. 114 of 1968.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1968.

The Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

sections 5

,

29

and

31

of the

Health Act, 1947

(No. 28 of 1947), hereby makes the following Regulations:—