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| Made | 25th July 2006 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 1st August 2006 | ||
| Coming into force | 4th September 2006 |
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 1(2)(i) of the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979[1].
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Vaccine Damage Payments (Specified Disease) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 4th September 2006.
Addition to the diseases to which the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 applies
2. Pneumococcal infection is specified as a disease to which the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 applies.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Anne C McGuire
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions
25th July 2006
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order adds pneumococcal infection to the diseases to which the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 applies.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order as it has no impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies.
Notes:
[1] 1979 c.17.back
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