45 of 2014 public and environmental health (infectious and notifiable diseases) notice 2014

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (INFECTIOUS AND NOTIFIABLE DISEASES) NOTICE 2014 (Legal Notice 45 of 2014)

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Citation and commencement Amendment of Schedule I to the Public and Environmental Health Ordinance Amendment of Schedule II to the Public and Environmental Health Ordinance

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TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (INFECTIOUS AND NOTIFIABLE DISEASES) NOTICE 2014

(Legal Notice 45 of 2014) MADE by the Minister under section 2(2) of the Public and Environmental Health Ordinance.

Citation and commencement 1. This Notice may be cited as the Public and Environmental Health (Infectious and Notifiable Diseases) Notice 2014 and shall come into operation on 17 October 2014.

Amendment of Schedule I to the Public and Environmental Health Ordinance 2. Schedule I to the Public and Environmental Health Ordinance is amended by inserting the following— “31.

Ebola Virus Disease (EVD or Ebola)”.

Amendment of Schedule II to the Public and Environmental Health Ordinance 3. Schedule II to the Public and Environmental Health Ordinance is amended by inserting the following— “17.

Ebola Virus Disease (EVD or Ebola)”. __________

MADE this 15th day of October 2014.

Porsha Stubbs-Smith Minister with responsibility for health

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EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Notice) This Notice amends Schedules I and II to the Public and Environmental Health Ordinance to include Ebola Virus as an infectious disease and notifiable disease.

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