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Changes over time for: Continuity of the law


Timeline of Changes
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Status:
Point in time view as at 01/01/2022.
Changes to legislation:
The Human Medicines Regulations 2012, Continuity of the law is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 13 May 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

Changes to Legislation
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Continuity of the lawU.K.
1.—(1) This paragraph applies where any provision of these Regulations re-enacts (with or without modification) an enactment or instrument repealed or revoked by these Regulations.U.K.
(2) The repeal and re-enactment do not affect the continuity of the law.
(3) Anything done, or having effect as if done, under or for the purposes of the repealed provision that could have been done under or for the purposes of the corresponding provision of these Regulations, if in force or effective immediately before the commencement of that corresponding provision, has effect thereafter as if done under or for the purposes of that corresponding provision.
(4) Any reference (express or implied) in these Regulations or any other enactment, instrument or document to a provision of these Regulations is to be construed (so far as the context permits) as including, as respects times, circumstances or purposes in relation to which the corresponding repealed provision had effect, a reference to that corresponding provision.
(5) Any reference (express or implied) in any enactment, instrument or document to a repealed provision is to be construed (so far as the context permits), as respects times, circumstances and purposes in relation to which the corresponding provision of these Regulations has effect, as being or (according to the context) including a reference to the corresponding provision of these Regulations.
(6) This paragraph has effect subject to any specific transitional provision or saving in this Schedule.
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