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United Kingdom legislation
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
Long title 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.
Citation 1984 c. 22 Territorial extent
England and Wales
Royal assent 26 June 1984
Commencement 26 September 1984
The Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22) is a piece of legislation for England and Wales which requires physicians to notify the 'proper officer' of the local authority of any person deemed to be suffering from a
notifiable disease .
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[2] It also provides powers to
isolate infected individuals to prevent the spread of such a disease. The act forms the basis of various
legislation connected to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom .
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History
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(February 2022 )
The Act has been discussed as a means to detain individuals with
tuberculosis to prevent the spread of the disease in the UK.
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[7] A 2000 article in the
Journal of Public Health suggested sections of the Act may need to be amended to adhere to scrutiny from the
European Convention on Human Rights , which the UK had just joined.
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COVID-19 pandemic
This Act was used as the legal basis for the regulations that put into force the
stay at home order announced by
Boris Johnson on 23 March 2020 in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic ,
[9] the
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 .
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020
Statutory Instrument 350/2020 later gave legal force to some of the 'lockdown' rules that had been announced.
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Misinformation about the Act circulated online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
[11] This included claims that it had been amended to mandate
COVID-19 vaccination ; according to
Full Fact , the Act does not provide any power to mandate any treatment or vaccination.
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See also
References
^ Stephen Monaghan (2002).
The State of Communicable Disease Law . London: The Nuffield Trust.
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1-902089-68-5
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"Notifiable diseases and causative organisms: how to report" . GOV.UK . Retrieved 3 March 2020 .
^ Griffith, Richard (12 March 2020).
"Using public health law to contain the spread of COVID-19" . British Journal of Nursing . 29 (5): 326–327.
doi :
10.12968/bjon.2020.29.5.326 .
ISSN
0966-0461 .
PMID
32167816 .
S2CID
212709259 .
^ Pillaye, Jayshree; Clarke, Aileen (6 October 2003).
"An evaluation of completeness of tuberculosis notification in the United Kingdom" . BMC Public Health . 3 (1): 31.
doi :
10.1186/1471-2458-3-31 .
ISSN
1471-2458 .
PMC
240107 .
PMID
14527348 .
^ Stewart, G. H.; Nelson, S. (23 March 1996).
"Tuberculosis in the United Kingdom. Public health legislation should be changed" . BMJ: British Medical Journal . 312 (7033): 775–776.
doi :
10.1136/bmj.312.7033.775c .
ISSN
0959-8138 .
PMC
2350438 .
PMID
8605479 .
^ Ormerod, P. (23 March 1996).
"Tuberculosis in the United Kingdom. Standards for control may not be consistent across United Kingdom" . BMJ: British Medical Journal . 312 (7033): 775.
doi :
10.1136/bmj.312.7033.775a .
ISSN
0959-8138 .
PMC
2350449 .
PMID
8605477 .
^ Da Lomba, Sylvie; Martin, Robyn (March 2004).
"Public Health Powers in Relation to Infectious Tuberculosis in England and France: A Comparison of Approaches" . Medical Law International . 6 (2): 117–147.
doi :
10.1177/096853320400600204 .
ISSN
0968-5332 .
PMID
16622966 .
S2CID
464716 .
^ Coker, RJ (1 September 2000).
"For debate. The law, human rights, and the detention of individuals with tuberculosis in England and Wales" .
Journal of Public Health . pp. 263–267.
doi :
10.1093/pubmed/22.3.263 .
PMID
11077895 . Retrieved 3 February 2022 .
^
"Prime Minister's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 23 March 2020" . gov.uk. Crown copyright OGLv3.0.
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Holder, Kevin (26 March 2020).
"Lockdown becomes Law" . Retrieved 26 March 2020 .
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"Fact Check-The British legal system does not have U.S.-style inalienable rights" . Reuters . 13 August 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021 .
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"The Control of Diseases Act was not changed in April to say you can be forcibly vaccinated" . Full Fact . 7 May 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2021 .
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Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Business Closure) (England) Regulations 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020
COVID-19 local lockdown regulations in England
First COVID-19 tier regulations in England
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020
Coronavirus, Restrictions (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020
Coronavirus, International Travel (England) Regulations 2020
Face Coverings on Public Transport (England) Regulations 2020
Face Coverings in a Relevant Place (England) Regulations 2020
Coronavirus, Restrictions (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021
Coronavirus, Restrictions (Local Authority Enforcement...) (England) Regulations 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020
Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability (England) Regulations 2021
Coronavirus Act 2020
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