Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008
Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (2008 asp 5)
- Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (2008 asp 5)
- Part 1 Public health responsibilities
- The Scottish Ministers
- 1 Duty of Scottish Ministers to protect public health
- Health boards
- 2 Duty of health boards to protect public health
- 3 Designation of competent persons by health boards
- Local authorities
- 4 Duty of local authorities to protect public health
- 5 Designation of competent persons by local authorities
- Co-operation and planning
- 6 Duty of health boards and local authorities to co-operate
- 7 Joint public health protection plans
- Power of Scottish Ministers to intervene
- 8 Power to direct health boards and local authorities
- 9 Power to direct that functions be exercised by other persons
- 10 Directions under section 9(1): supplementary
- 11 Power to direct allocation of resources
- Part 2 Notifiable diseases, notifiable organisms and health risk states
- Notifiable diseases and organisms
- 12 Lists of notifiable diseases and notifiable organisms
- Duties to notify
- 13 Notifiable diseases: duties on registered medical practitioners
- 14 Health risk states: duties on registered medical practitioners
- 15 Notifiable diseases and health risk states: duties on health boards
- 16 Notifiable organisms: duties on directors of diagnostic laboratories
- Offences
- 17 Notifiable organisms: offences
- Supplementary provision
- 18 Electronic notification
- 19 Notifiable diseases etc.: further provision
- Part 3 Public health investigations
- Public health investigations
- 20 Public health incidents
- 21 Public health investigations
- Investigators' powers
- 22 Powers relating to entry to premises
- 23 Other investigatory powers
- 24 Power to ask questions
- 25 Supplementary
- 26 Entry to dwellinghouses
- 27 Public health investigation warrants
- 28 Use of powers in emergencies
- Offences
- 29 Public health investigation offences
- Compensation
- 30 Public health investigations: compensation
- Part 4 Public health functions of health boards
- Duty to give explanation
- 31 Duty of health boards to give explanation of need for action
- 32 Relevant actions
- Medical examinations
- 33 Application to have person medically examined
- 34 Order for medical examination
- 35 Medical examination: least invasive and least intrusive procedures
- 36 Medical examination of groups
- Exclusion orders and restriction orders
- 37 Exclusion orders
- 38 Restriction orders
- Quarantine
- 39 Application to have person quarantined
- 40 Quarantine orders
- Removal to and detention in hospital
- 41 Application to have person detained in hospital
- 42 Order for removal to and detention in hospital
- 43 Order for detention in hospital
- 44 Application where long term detention in hospital necessary
- 45 Exceptional detention order
- Quarantine and detention: steps that may be taken
- 46 Authorised steps
- 47 Authorised steps: least invasive and least intrusive procedures
- Variation and extension of orders
- 48 Variation of exclusion and restriction orders
- 49 Extension of quarantine and hospital detention orders
- 50 Application for variation of quarantine and hospital detention orders
- 51 Variation of quarantine and hospital detention orders
- Review of orders
- 52 Duty to review exclusion and restriction orders
- 53 Duty to keep exclusion and restriction orders under review
- 54 Duty to keep quarantine orders under review
- 55 Duty to keep hospital detention orders under review
- Compensation
- 56 Compensation for voluntary compliance with request
- 57 Compensation for persons subject to certain orders
- 58 Compensation for carers
- Recall of orders granted in absence
- 59 Recall of orders granted in absence of person to whom application relates
- Appeals
- 60 Appeal against orders for medical examination
- 61 Appeal against exclusion orders and restriction orders
- 62 Appeal against quarantine and hospital detention orders
- 63 Exclusion orders and restriction orders: further appeal to sheriff principal
- 64 Appeal to Court of Session
- 65 Effect of appeal under section 61, 62, 63 or 64
- Breach of orders and offences
- 66 Absconding from quarantine
- 67 Absconding from hospital
- 68 Obstruction
- 69 Offences arising from breach of orders under this Part
- 70 Failure to ensure child's compliance with order
- Procedure
- 71 Applications and appeals
- Part 5 Public health functions of local authorities
- Facilities for disinfection etc.
- 72 Provision of facilities for disinfection etc.
- Disinfection etc. of premises and things
- 73 Notice on occupier or owner of infected etc. premises or things
- 74 Inspection of premises in relation to which notice served
- 75 Failure to comply with notice
- 76 Power of local authority to disinfect etc. premises or things
- 77 Entry to dwellinghouses
- 78 Warrant to enter and take steps
- 79 Use of powers in emergencies
- Offences
- 80 Obstruction
- Recovery of expenses
- 81 Recovery of expenses
- Compensation
- 82 Compensation
- Appeals
- 83 Appeals against notices under this Part
- 84 Appeal to sheriff principal
- 85 Appeal to Court of Session
- Existing functions
- 86 Application of this Part where other functions being exercised
- Part 5A Public health protection measures
- Public health protection regulations
- 86A Public health protection regulations
- 86B Public health protection regulations: public health declarations
- 86C Public health protection regulations: further provision about public health declarations
- 86D Limits on use of power: regulations directly imposing restrictions or requirements
- 86E Limits on use of power: regulations indirectly imposing restrictions or requirements
- 86F Exclusion of requirement to undergo medical treatment
- 86G Special restrictions and requirements
- 86H Further provision on content of regulations
- 86I Review of regulations
- Public health monitoring measures
- 86J Public health monitoring measures
- Part 6 Mortuaries etc.
- Provision of mortuaries
- 87 Provision of mortuaries by local authorities
- 88 Provision of mortuaries by health boards
- 89 Co-operation by local authorities and health boards
- Protection of public from risks arising from bodies
- 90 Restriction on release of infected etc. bodies from hospital
- 91 Duty of health board where infected etc. person dies
- 92 Application for order in relation to bodies retained in premises
- 93 Power of sheriff to order removal to mortuary and disposal
- Part 7 International travel
- 94 International travel
- Part 8 Regulation of provision of sunbeds
- Offences
- 95 Prohibition on allowing use of sunbeds by persons under 18
- 96 Prohibition on sale or hire of sunbeds to persons under 18
- 97 Remote sale or hire of sunbeds
- 98 Prohibition on allowing unsupervised use of sunbeds
- 99 Medical use of sunbeds
- 100 Duty to provide information to sunbed users
- 101 Duty to display information notice
- Enforcement
- 102 Power to enter premises
- 103 Power to enter premises: entry to dwellinghouses
- 104 Power to require identification of operator
- 105 Fixed penalties for offences under section 95, 98, 100 or 101
- 106 Withdrawal of notices
- 107 Penalties for offences under Part 8
- Interpretation
- 108 Interpretation of Part 8
- Part 9 Statutory nuisances
- 109 Insect nuisance
- 110 Artificial light nuisance
- 111 Statutory nuisance: land covered with water
- 112 Power to make further provision regarding statutory nuisances
- 113 Enforcement of statutory nuisances: fixed penalty notice
- 114 Procedure for regulations
- 115 Sewerage nuisance: local authority powers
- Part 10 General and miscellaneous
- General and miscellaneous
- 116 Equal opportunities
- 117 Disclosure of information
- 118 Liability of persons exercising functions
- 119 Offences by bodies corporate etc.
- 120 Penalties for offences under this Act
- 121 Form of applications etc.
- 122 Regulations and orders
- 123 Meaning of “premises”
- 124 Interpretation
- 125 Minor and consequential amendments
- 126 Repeals, revocations and saving
- 127 Crown application
- 128 Short title and commencement
- SCHEDULE 1 Lists of notifiable diseases and notifiable organisms
- Part 1 Notifiable diseases
- Part 2 Notifiable organisms
- SCHEDULE 2 Minor and consequential amendments
- The Public Works Loans Act 1887 (c. 37)
- The Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 (c. 37)
- The Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 (c. 55)
- The Pests Act 1954 (c. 68)
- The Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 (c. 41)
- The Statutory Nuisance (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1076)
- SCHEDULE 3 Repeals and revocations
- Part 1 Repeals
- Part 2 Revocations
Feedback