Medicines Act 1968

128 Financial provisions. U.K.

(1) Any expenses incurred in consequence of this Act by [F1 either of the Ministers], other than expenses so incurred exclusively in respect of executing this Act in Northern Ireland, shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament.

(2) There shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament any increase attributable to the provisions of this Act in—

(a) the sums payable out of moneys so provided in respect of rate support grants to local authorities in England and Wales which may arise from the inclusion, in the expenditure relevant to the fixing of the aggregate amount of those grants, of expenditure under this Act, or

(b) the sums payable out of moneys so provided under any enactment relating to local government in Scotland.

(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

(4) Where [F3 the General Pharmaceutical Council or (as the case may be) the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland] or any other body enforces any provision of this Act or of any regulations or order made thereunder in the performance of a duty imposed, or the exercise of a power conferred, under section 108(2) or section 110(2) of this Act, the Minister who has a concurrent duty to enforce that provision shall pay to the Society or other body such charges as they may reasonably require to be paid in respect of expenses incurred by them in the enforcement of that provision.

(5) Where under subsection (10) of section 108 of this Act (or under that subsection as modified in relation to Northern Ireland by section 110(5) of this Act) [F4 either of the Ministers] makes a determination in respect of the enforcement of any provision in relation to a particular matter, he shall be entitled to recover from [F3 the General Pharmaceutical Council or (as the case may be) the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland] or other body who were under a duty to enforce that provision in relation to that matter any expenses reasonably incurred by that Minister in taking steps to enforce that provision in relation to that matter.

(6) Any fees and other sums received by virtue of this Act by [F5 the Secretary of State], shall be paid into the Exchequer.

(7) Such sums paid out of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom in connection with the execution of this Act as may be determined by the Joint Exchequer Board to be properly payable by the Government of Northern Ireland shall be made good by means of deductions from the Northern Ireland residuary share of reserved taxes.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 128(1) substituted (14.8.2012) by The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 29(a) (with Sch. 32)

F2 S. 128(3) repealed by Medicines Act 1971 (c. 69), s. 1(4)

F3 Words in s. 128(4)(5) substituted (14.8.2012) by The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 29(b) (with Sch. 32)

F4 Words in s. 128(5) substituted (14.8.2012) by The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 29(c) (with Sch. 32)

F5 Words in s. 128(6) substituted (14.8.2012) by The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 29(d) (with Sch. 32)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. VIII (ss. 104–136) extended by S.I.s 1982/425, art. 3, 1984/187 art. 2; and extended with modifications by S.I. 1985/403, art. 3(1)

C2 S. 128 applied (with modifications) (3.4.1992) by S.I. 1992/605, reg. 2(1)(2),Sch.

C3 S. 128(1)(6)(7) extended by Medicines Act 1971 (c. 69), s. 1(3)(a)