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Revocation of previous Regulations.
Article II.—On and after the date of the question of these
Regulations the previous Regulations and all Orders made by the
Local Government Board thereunder shall be revoked.
Commencement of Regulations.
Article III.—These Regulations shall come into operation on
the First day of February, One thousand nine hundred and
thirteen, and, subject to the provisions of Article XVII. of these
Regulations, shall then and thereafter apply and have effect
throughout England and Wales, and shall be enforced and
executed by every Local Authority.
Supply of Forms of Notification.
Article IV.—For the purposes of these Regulations—
Every Local Authority shall provide and maintain a
sufficient supply of printed copies of the Forms set out in
the Schedule A. to these Regulations, and shall as soon as
practicable after these Regulations come into operation,
and afterwards from time to time when application is made
to them, furnish—
(a) printed copies of Form A. to every medical practitioner
resident or practising within the District of the
Local Authority.
(b) printed copies of Form B. to the School Medical
Inspector or Inspectors of every Public Elementary
School situate within the District of the Local
Authority; and
(c) printed copies of Form C. and Form D. to the
Medical Officers of every Poor Law Institution and
Sanatorium situate within the District of the Local
Authority.
Notification by Medical Practitioners.
Article V.—Subject to the provisions of these Regulations
every Medical Practitioner (unless acting as a School Medical
Inspector) attending on or called in to visit any person (whether
at an Institution or otherwise), shall, within forty-eight hours
after first becoming aware that such person is suffering from
Tuberculosis, make and sign a notification of the case in Form A.,
and shall transmit the notification to the Medical Officer of Health
for the District within which the place of residence of the person
is situate at the date of notification :