Part VI U.K. Promotion of Sales of Medicinal Products

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Part VI (ss. 92-97) modified (1.1.1995) by S.I. 1994/3144, reg.9(9)

97 Power for licensing authority to require copies of advertisements. U.K.

(1) The licensing authority may serve on any person a notice requiring him, within such time as may be specified in the notice, to furnish to the licensing authority such number of copies (not exceeding twelve) as may be so specified of any advertisement (including any data sheet) relating to medicinal products, or to medicinal products of a description or falling within a class so specified, which he has issued, or has caused to be issued, within the period of twelve months ending with the date of service of the notice, and which he has so issued, or caused to be issued,—

(a) being a commercially interested party, or

(b) at the request or with the consent of a commercially interested party.

(2) Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with any requirement imposed on him by a notice under this section shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F1 level 3 on the standard scale].

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 38, 46 and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c.21, SIF 39:1), ss. 289F, 289G and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), arts. 5, 6

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 S. 97 extended by S.I. 1984/187, art. 2

S. 97 extended (14.2.1994) by S.I. 1994/105, reg. 19, Sch.4

S. 97 applied (1.1.1995) by S.I. 1994/3142, reg. 18(2)

S. 97 applied (31.3.1997) by S.I. 1997/322, reg. 34, Sch.5