Neuromuscular blocking agents17
For section 17 substitute—
17Neuromuscular blocking agents
1
A person must not use a neuromuscular blocking agent in the course of a regulated procedure unless—
a
the person is expressly authorised to do so by the personal licence and the project licence under which the procedure is carried out; and
b
the agent is used in combination with such level of anaesthesia or analgesia as is determined in accordance with the project licence.
2
The Secretary of State must not grant a project licence that authorises the use of a neuromuscular blocking agent unless the Secretary of State is satisfied, on the basis of a scientific justification, that the purposes of the programme of work specified in the licence cannot be achieved without the use of such an agent.