Section 48
Vaccination
of Infectious Diseases Act 1976
ActIn forceProvision 55 of 93
Section 48
Amended by10/20085/200310/2008
(1)
A vaccination must not be carried out except by a medical practitioner, or by a nurse or any other suitably trained person employed by the Board or working under the supervision of a medical practitioner.
Amended by10/2008
(2)
Every medical practitioner must —
(a)
keep in the prescribed manner a record of all vaccination carried out by him or her or under his or her supervision; and
(b)
within the prescribed period after carrying out any vaccination, notify in the prescribed manner —
(i)
the Director or any officer of the Board who is designated by the Director for the purpose; and
(ii)
the person on whom the vaccination was carried out or, if such person is a child, to the parent or guardian of the child.
Amended by5/200310/2008