The Medicines (Products Other Than Veterinary Dmgs) (Prescription Only) Amendment Order 1993

Statutory Instruments

1993 No. 1890

MEDICINES

The Medicines (Products Other Than Veterinary Dmgs) (Prescription Only) Amendment Order 1993

Made

23rd July 1993

Laid before Parliament

2nd August 1993

Coming into force

23rd August 1993

The Secretary of State concerned with health in England, the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health and with agriculture in Wales and in Scotland, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland and the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 58(1), (4)(a) and 129(4) of the Medicines Act 1968(1) or, as the case may be, those conferred by the said provisions and now vested in them(2), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consulting such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by this Order, pursuant to section 129(6) of that Act, and after consulting and taking into account the advice of the Medicines Commission pursuant to sections 58(6) and 129(7) of that Act, hereby make the following Order:

(1)

1968 c. 67; see the meaning assigned to “the appropriate Ministers” by section 1(1) as amended.

(2)

In the case of Secretaries of State concerned with health in England and Wales by virtue of article 2(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Transfer of Functions (Wales) Order 1969 (S.I. 1969/388); in the case of the Secretary of State concerned with agriculture in Wales by virtue of article 2(3) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/272); in the case of the Northern Ireland Departments by virtue of section 40 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), and section 1(3) of, and paragraph 2(1)(B) of Schedule 1 to, the Northern Ireland Act 1974 (c. 28).