S.I. No. 115/2003 - Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations, 2003

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations, 2003.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations the expression “Principal Regulations” means the Infectious Diseases Regulations, 1981 (

S.I. No. 390 of 1981

).

Amendment

3. (1) The Schedule to the Principal Regulations as amended by the Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations, 1985 (

S.I. No. 268 of 1985

), the Infectious Diseases (Amendment Regulations, 1988 (

S.I. No. 288 of 1988

) and the Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (

S.I. No. 384 of 1996

) is hereby amended by the insertion therein before “Smallpox” of “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)”.

Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health and Children this 28th day of March 2003

MICHEÁL MARTIN

MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND CHILDREN

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal representation.)

These Regulations designate Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) as an infectious disease under the Infectious Diseases Regulations, 1981 (

S.I. No. 390 of 1981

).

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

sections 5

and

29

of the

Health Act, 1947

(No. 28 of 1947) and by section 31 of the said Act, as amended by section 34 of the

Health Act, 1953

(No. 26 of 1953), hereby makes the following regulations:-

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