Health Protection Agency Act 2004

The Health Protection Agency Act 2004^[1]
Dates
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to establish the Health Protection Agency and make provision as to its functions.
Citation	2004 c 17
Royal Assent	22 July 2004
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (c 17) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Section 1 - Health Protection Agency

Section 1 (1) provides that there is A body corporate known as the Health Protection Agency, or, in Welsh, Yr Asiantaeth Diogelu Iechyd.

Section 2A - Functions in relation to biological substances

This section was inserted on 1 April 2009^[2] by section 159(3) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

Section 12 - Commencement

The Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/121 (C. 5)) was made under this section.

Section 12(3) provides that paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 came into force at the end of the period of two months that began on the date on which the Act was passed. The word "months" means calendar months.^[3] The day (that is to say, 22 July 2004) on which the Act was passed (that is to say, received royal assent) is included in the period of two months.^[4] This means that the paragraph came into force on 22 September 2004.

References

Halsbury's Statutes,

↑ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 13 of this Act.
↑ The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2009, article 2(2)(a)
↑ The Interpretation Act 1978, section 5 and Schedule 1
↑ Hare v Gocher [1962] 2 QB 641, [1962] 2 All ER 673; Trow v Ind Coope (West Midlands) Ltd [1967] 2 QB 899 at 909, [1967] 2 All ER 900, CA.

External links

The Health Protection Agency Act 2004, as amended from the National Archives.
The Health Protection Agency Act 2004, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
Explanatory notes to the Health Protection Agency Act 2004.

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