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1.—(1) This order may be cited as the Medicines (Pharmacy and General Sale—Exemption) Order 1980 and shall come into operation on 30th January 1981.
(2) In this order, unless the context otherwise requires,—
“the Act” means
“controlled drug”
“cosmetic” means
“enrolled nurse” means
in relation to England and Wales, under the Nurses Act 1957,
in relation to Scotland, under the Nurses (Scotland) Act 1951, and
in relation to Northern Ireland, under section 17 of the Nurses and Midwives Act (Northern Ireland) 1970;
“external use” means
in relation to medicinal products for use by being administered to human beings, application to the skin, hair, teeth, mucosa of the mouth, throat, nose, ear, eye, vagina or anal canal,
in relation to veterinary drugs, application to the skin, hair, fur, feathers, scales, hoof, horn, ear, eye, mouth or mucosa of the throat or prepuce,
in either case when a local action only is intended and extensive systemic absorption is unlikely to occur; and references to medicinal products for external use shall be read accordingly except that in relation to paragraph (i) in this definition such references shall not include throat sprays, throat pastilles, throat lozenges, throat tablets, nasal drops, nasal sprays, nasal inhalations or teething preparations;
“food”
“health authority”
in relation to England and Wales, has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 1977(1)
in relation to Scotland, means a Health Board Constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, and
in relation to Northern Ireland, means a Health and Social Services Board established under Article 16 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;
“master”
“occupational health scheme” means
“operator”, in relation to an aircraft, means
“parenteral administration” means
“pharmacy medicine” means
“pre-school dental scheme” means
“prescription only medicine” means
“registered nurse”
“registered ophthalmic optician” means
“school dental scheme” means
“sell” means
“state registered chiropodist” means
“supply” means
“unit preparation” means
(b)a reference to a numbered section is to the section of the Act which bears that number, a reference to a numbered Article or Schedule is to the Article of or Schedule to this order which bears that number and a reference in an Article or Schedule to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph which bears that number in that Article or Schedule.
the definition of health authority was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) section 1(7) and Schedule 1, Part I, paragraph 77(b).
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