The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2014

Medicines, medical supplies and poisons

5.—(1) Section J4 (medicines, medical supplies and poisons) is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph (a) of the first reservation substitute—

“(a) the Medicines Act 1968(1), except so far as it applies in relation to—

(i) medicinal products which are for use in relation to animals, and

(ii) animal feeding stuffs,

(aa) the Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations Etc.) Regulations 1994(2),”.

(3) After the second reservation, insert—

“Regulation of—

(a) veterinary medicinal products,

(b) specified feed additives, and

(c) animal feeding stuffs, in relation to—

(i) the incorporation in them of veterinary medicinal products or specified feed additives,

(ii) matters arising in consequence of such incorporation.”.

(4) In the interpretation provision—

(a) in the definition of “medicinal products” after “has” insert “, in relation to the reservation of the regulation of prices charged for medical supplies or medicinal products supplied for the purposes of the health service,”;

(b) after the definition of “medicinal products” insert—

““Specified feed additives” has the same meaning as in Schedule 5 to the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013(3) (as at 1st October 2013).

“Veterinary medicinal products” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 (as at 1st October 2013).”.

(1)

1968 c.67. The reference to the subject-matter of that Act is to be read in accordance with Scotland Act 1998, Schedule 5, Part 3, paragraph 5(1).

(2)

S.I. 1994/3144. The reference to the subject-matter of those Regulations is to be read in accordance with Scotland Act 1998, Schedule 5, Part 3, paragraph 5(1).

(3)

S.I. 2013/2033.