Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7 E+W Abolition of the Health Protection Agency: consequential amendments

Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (c. 36) E+W

16 E+W In Schedule 1 to the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, in Part 1 (list of Category 1 responders) for paragraph 9 substitute—

“9 The Secretary of State, in so far as the functions of the Secretary of State include responding to emergencies by virtue of —

(a) the Secretary of State's functions under section 2A of the National Health Service Act 2006,

(b) the Secretary of State's functions under section 58 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 in so far as it applies in relation to Wales or Scotland, or

(c) arrangements made by the Welsh Ministers or Scottish Ministers under which the Secretary of State exercises on their behalf functions in relation to protecting the public in Wales or Scotland from disease or other dangers to health.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 para. 16 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)