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41.—(1) This regulation applies in relation to any manufacturer's licence.
(2) The licence holder must ensure that there is at the disposal of the holder at all times at least one qualified person who is responsible for carrying out, in relation to medicinal products manufactured, assembled or imported under the licence, the duties specified in Part 3 of Schedule 7.
(3) If the licence holder satisfies the requirements of Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 7 the licence holder may act as a qualified person.
(4) A qualified person may be treated by the licence holder as satisfying the requirements of Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 7 if that person produces evidence that he or she—
(a)is a member of a body specified in paragraph (5); and
(b)is regarded by that body as satisfying those requirements.
(5) Those bodies are—
(a)the Society of Biology;
(b)the Royal Pharmaceutical Society;
(c)the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland;
(d)the Royal Society of Chemistry; and
(e)such other body as may be specified by the licensing authority for the purpose of this paragraph.
(6) Where the qualified person changes, the licence holder must give the licensing authority advance notification of—
(a)that change; and
(b)the name, address and qualifications of the new qualified person.
(7) The licence holder must not permit any person to act as a qualified person other than the person named in the licence or another person notified to the licensing authority under paragraph (6).
(8) Paragraph (9) applies if the licensing authority thinks, after giving the licence holder and a person acting as a qualified person the opportunity to make representations (orally or in writing), that the person—
(a)does not satisfy the requirements of Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 7 in relation to qualifications or experience;
(b)does not satisfy paragraph (b) of the definition of “qualified person” in regulation 8; or
(c)is failing to carry out the duties referred to in paragraph (2) adequately or at all.
(9) Where this paragraph applies, the licensing authority must notify the licence holder in writing that the person is not permitted to act as a qualified person.
(10) The licence holder must at all times provide and maintain such staff, premises and equipment as are necessary to enable the qualified person to carry out the duties referred to in paragraph (2).
(11) The licence holder is not obliged to meet the requirements of this regulation in relation to any activity under the licence which relates to special medicinal products or [F1, unless conditions attached in accordance with regulation 174A(1) provide otherwise,] to products authorised on a temporary basis under regulation 174 (supply in response to spread of pathogenic agents etc).
[F2(12) The licence holder is not obliged to meet the requirements of this regulation in relation to any activities under the licence which relate to EAMS medicinal products, unless the conditions attached to the scientific opinion in respect of that product in accordance with regulation 167C(2)(c) provide otherwise.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 41(11) inserted (6.11.2020) by The Human Medicines (Coronavirus and Influenza) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1125), regs. 1(2), 5 and words in reg. 41(11) inserted (N.I) (6.11.2020) by The Human Medicines (Coronavirus and Influenza) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.R. 2020/349), regs. 1(2), 5
F2Reg. 41(12) inserted (15.4.2022) by The Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to the Early Access to Medicines Scheme) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/352), regs. 1(2), 6 (with reg. 19)
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