Medicines Act 1968

9 In this Schedule " the appropriate Northern Ireland Minister or Ministers "—

(a) for the purpose of making any order or regulations relating exclusively to matters other than veterinary drugs and the treatment of diseases of animals, means the Minister of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland ;

(b) for the purpose of making any order containing provisions such as are mentioned in paragraph 7 of this Schedule, means the Minister of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; and

(c) in any other case, means the Minister of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland and the Minister of Agriculture for Northern Ireland acting jointly,

and " landing ", in relation to any medicinal product or any feeding stuffs, means landing it or them from a vessel, aircraft or vehicle or otherwise introducing it or them into Northern Ireland.