Health Protection Agency Act 2004


The Health Protection Agency Act 2004 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Section 1 - Health Protection Agency

Section 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 by of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

Section 12 - Commencement

was made under this section.
Section 12 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. The day on which the Act was passed is included in the period of two months. This means that the paragraph came into force on 22 September 2004.