The Public Health (Aircraft and Ships) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/1603
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Public Health (Aircraft and Ships) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007.

(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 15th June 2007, and in the case of regulations 3 and 4, immediately before the coming into force of the Ships Amendment Regulations .

(3) These Regulations apply in relation to England only.

(4) In these Regulations—

(a) “the Aircraft Regulations ” means the Public Health (Aircraft) Regulations 1979 ; and

(b) “the Ships Amendment Regulations” means the Public Health (Ships) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007 .

Section 2 Amendment of regulation 2 of the Aircraft Regulations

In regulation 2(1) of the Aircraft Regulations (interpretation) omit the definition of “local authority”.

Section 3 Amendment of regulation 2 of the Ships Amendment Regulations

In regulation 2(1)(l) of the Ships Amendment Regulations (amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations), for the definition of “local authority” substitute—

“local authority” means—

in relation to a port health district the port health authority; and

in relation to any other district—

the district council,

the county council for the county in which a district is where there is no district council for that district,

the London borough council for a London borough, or

the Common Council of the City of London for the City of London;

Section 4 Amendment of regulation 8 of the Ships Amendment Regulations

In regulation 8 of the Ships Amendment Regulations (amendment of regulation 9 of the principal Regulations), omit the paragraph number “(1)”, and for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

(b) for paragraph (7), substitute—

(7) The medical officer shall immediately notify the local authority of any directions given to him by the Secretary of State under this regulation.