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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22)

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Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984

1984 CHAPTER 22

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Administrative Provisions

    1. General administration

      1. 1. Authorities administering Act

    2. Port health districts and authorities

      1. 2. Port health districts and authorities

      2. 3. Jurisdiction and powers of port health authority

      3. 4. General provisions as to orders constituting port health districts and authorities

      4. 5. Financial provisions as to port health authorities

    3. Port of London

      1. 6. Extent of Port of London

      2. 7. Port health district and authority for Port of London

      3. 8. Supplementary provisions as to London port health district

    4. Inland and coastal waters

      1. 9. Vessels in inland or coastal waters

  2. Part II

    Control of Disease

    1. General

      1. 10. Notifiable diseases

      2. 11. Cases of notifiable disease and food poisoning to be reported

      3. 12. Fees for certificates under s. 11

      4. 13. Regulations for control of certain diseases

      5. 14. Application of s. 13 to aerodromes

      6. 15. Contravention of regulations under s. 13

      7. 16. Power of local authority to direct that other diseases notifiable

      8. 17. Exposure of persons and articles liable to convey notifiable disease

      9. 18. Information to be furnished by occupier in case of notifiable disease or food poisoning

      10. 19. Trading etc. by person with notifiable disease

      11. 20. Stopping of work to prevent spread of disease

    2. Children

      1. 21. Exclusion from school of child liable to convey notifiable disease

      2. 22. List of day pupils at school having case of notifiable disease

      3. 23. Exclusion of children from places of entertainment or assembly

    3. Infected articles

      1. 24. Infected articles not to be taken or sent to be washed or cleaned

      2. 25. Library books

      3. 26. Infectious matter not to be placed in dustbins

      4. 27. Provision of disinfecting stations

    4. Infected premises

      1. 28. Prohibition of certain work on premises where notifiable disease exists

      2. 29. Letting of house or room after recent case of notifiable disease

      3. 30. Duty on ceasing to occupy house after recent case of notifiable disease

      4. 31. Disinfection of premises

      5. 32. Removal of person from infected house

    5. Public conveyances

      1. 33. Use of public conveyance by person with notifiable disease

      2. 34. Duty of owner, driver or conductor of public conveyance

    6. Infectious persons

      1. 35. Medical examination

      2. 36. Medical examination of group of persons believed to comprise carrier of notifiable disease

      3. 37. Removal to hospital of person with notifiable disease

      4. 38. Detention in hospital of person with notifiable disease

    7. Common lodging–houses

      1. 39. Keeper of common lodging–house to notify case of infectious disease

      2. 40. Medical examination of inmates of common lodging–house

      3. 41. Removal to hospital of inmate of common lodging–house with notifiable disease

      4. 42. Closure of common lodging–house on account of notifiable disease

    8. Death of person suffering from notifiable disease

      1. 43. Person dying in hosptial with notifiable disease

      2. 44. Isolation of body of person dying with notifiable disease

      3. 45. Restriction of wakes

  3. Part III

    1. Disposal of Dead Bodies

      1. 46. Burial and cremation

      2. 47. Regulations about dead bodies

      3. 48. Removal of body to mortuary or for immediate burial

  4. Part IV

    1. Canal Boats

      1. 49. Regulations as to canal boats

      2. 50. Power to enter and inspect canal boats

      3. 51. Duties of local authorities and port health authorities under Part IV

      4. 52. Prosecution of offences under Part IV

      5. 53. Interpretation of Part IV

  5. Part V

    1. Miscellaneous

      1. 54. Instruction about health and disease

      2. 55. Inducements offered by dealers in rags and old clothes

      3. 56. Tents, vans, sheds and similar structures

  6. Part VI

    General

    1. 57. General provision for compensation

    2. 58. Form of notices and other documents

    3. 59. Authentication of documents

    4. 60. Service of notices and other documents

    5. 61. Power to enter premises

    6. 62. Supplementary provisions as to entry

    7. 63. Penalty for obstructing execution of Act

    8. 64. Restriction on right to prosecute

    9. 65. Daily penalties for continuing offences

    10. 66.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    11. 67. Applications to, and appeals from magistrates’ courts

    12. 68. Judges and justices not to be disqualified by liability to rates

    13. 69. Protection from personal liability

    14. 70. Local inquiries

    15. 71. Default powers of Secretary of State

    16. 72. Cumulative effect of Act

    17. 73. Crown property

    18. 74. Interpretation

    19. 75. Inner Temple and Middle Temple

    20. 76. Isle of Man and Channel Islands

    21. 77. Transitional provisions and savings

    22. 78. Amendments and repeals

    23. 79. Short title, commencement and extent

  7. Schedule 1

    Transitional Provisions and Savings

  8. Schedule 2

    Consequential Amendments

  9. Schedule 3

    Repeals

An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the control of disease and to the establishment and functions of port health authorities, including enactments relating to burial and cremation and to the regulation of common lodging–houses and canal boats, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.

[26th June1984]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act extended (with modifications) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1 of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 1994/1405, art. 7

Act (except s.28 and the treasury function under s. 73(4)): transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

C2A Table showing the derivation of the provisions of this consolidation Act will be found at the end of the Act. The Table has no official status.

Commencement Information

I1Act not in force at Royal Assent see s.79(2); Act wholly in force at 26. 09. 1984.

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