The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Medical Stores) Regulations 1995

Replenishment of dated medicines U.K.

9.  Where:

(a) a vessel is required in pursuance of regulation 4 to have on board any medical stores in accordance with any of the categories set out in [F1 Merchant Shipping Notice 1768 (M+F)]; and

(b) any label required by regulation 7(1)(a) to be borne by any container of any such medical stores, indicates a date after which the medical store contained in it is not to be used (hereafter called “the expiry date”),

that medical store shall be replaced at the earliest possible date after the expiry date, and in any event within three months of the expiry date. Medical stores which have passed the expiry date shall, once replacements have been obtained, or after 3 months (whichever is the earlier), be disposed of in accordance with the Ship Captain’s Medical Guide.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 9(a) substituted (14.12.2018) by The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1202), regs. 1(3), 2(7)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 9 in force at 1.8.1995, see reg. 1