1970 No. 1256
MEDICINES
The Medicines (British Pharmacopoeia Commission) Order 1970
Made 19th August 1970
Coming into Operation 7th September 1970

The Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health in England, in Wales and in Scotland and the Minister of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, in exercise of their powers under section 4 of the Medicines Act 1968, as having effect subject to the provisions of article 2(2) of and Schedule 1 to the Transfer of Functions (Wales) Order 1969, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having regard to the recommendations made by the Medicines Commission and after consulting such organisations as they consider appropriate including those which appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the following order, hereby order as follows:—
(1969 I, p. 1070).

1 Citation and commencement
This order may be cited as the Medicines (British Pharmacopœia Commission) Order 1970 and shall come into operation on 7th September 1970.

2 Interpretation
1 In this order “the Act” means the Medicines Act 1968.
2 The Interpretation Act 1889 applies to the interpretation of this order as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

3 Establishment of British Pharmacopœia Commission
There shall be established a committee to be called the British Pharmacopœia Commission for the following purposes:—
(a) the preparation under section 99(1) of the Act of any new edition of the British Pharmacopœia;
(b) the preparation under section 99(1) of the Act, as given effect by section 102(1) thereof, of any amendments of the edition of the British Pharmacopœia published in 1968 or any new edition of it; and
(c) the preparation under section 100 of the Act (which provides for the preparation and publication of lists of names to be used as headings to monographs in the British Pharmacopœia) of any list of names and the preparation under that section as given effect by section 102(2) of the Act of any amendments of any published list.
Keith Joseph Secretary of State for Social Services 19th August 1970
Given under my hand on 7th August 1970.
Peter Thomas Secretary of State for Wales
Given under the seal of the Secretary of State for Scotland on 11th August 1970.
Gordon Campbell Secretary of State for Scotland
Given under my hand on 14th August 1970.
W.K. Fitzsimmons Minister of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland

EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order establishes a committee to be known as the British Pharmacopœia Commission for the purpose of preparing future editions of the British Pharmacopœia and any amendments of the 1968 edition and of future editions and of preparing lists of names suitable for use as headings for monographs appearing in the British Pharmacopœia and any amendments of such lists.