The Human Medicines Regulations 2012

5.  In section 58 M1 (medicinal products on prescription only)— U.K.

(a) in subsection (1) for the words from the first occurrence of “for the purposes” to the end of the subsection substitute “ as prescription only medicines ”;

(b) omit subsections (1A), (2) and (3);

(c) in the opening words of subsection (4) for “the last preceding subsection” substitute “ regulation 223(1) of the 2012 Regulations ”;

(d) in subsection (4)(a)—

(i) for “paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section, or both those paragraphs,” substitute “ regulation 214(1) or (2) of the 2012 Regulations ”, and

(ii) for the words from “or, where” to “of this section” substitute “ or, in the case of an appropriate practitioner, other than a doctor or dentist, ”;

(e) in subsection (4)(b) for “paragraph (a) of that subsection” substitute “ regulation 214(1) of the 2012 Regulations ”;

(f) in subsection (4A) for “a person who is an appropriate practitioner by virtue of subsection (1)(d) or (e)” substitute “ an appropriate practitioner, other than a doctor or dentist ”;

(g) in subsection (4C) for “subsection (2)(a) or (b) of this section” substitute “ regulation 214(1) or (2) of the 2012 Regulations ”; and

(h) after subsection (6) insert—

“(7) In subsection (6) “the appropriate committee” means whichever the Ministers consider appropriate of—

(a) the Commission; or

(b) an expert committee appointed by the Ministers, or by one of them acting alone.”.

Marginal Citations

M1 Section 58((1), (4) and (6) was amended by paragraph 29 of Part 1 of Schedule 8 to S.I. 2006/2407. Section 58(4) was amended by paragraph 2(b) of Schedule 5 to S.I. 2002/53. Section 58(4) was amended by section 63(1 and (4) of, and section 58(4A) and (4C) inserted by section 63(1) and (5) of, the Health and Social Care Act 2001.