2.—(1) The Medicines (Administration of Radioactive Substances) Regulations 1978(1) are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation) in paragraph (2)—
(a)after the definition of “the Act” there is inserted the following definition—
““directions” in relation to any directions given on or after 11th September 1995 means directions in writing;”;
(b)after the definition of “medicinal product” there is inserted the following definition—
““notice” in relation to any notice served on or after 11th September 1995 means notice in writing;”.
(3) In regulation 2 (control of administration) after paragraph (3) there is inserted—
“(4) A doctor or dentist who holds a certificate which specifies both—
(a)the persons to whom any descriptions or classes of radioactive medicinal product may be administered, and
(b)the descriptions or classes of radioactive medicinal product which may be so administered,
and any person acting in accordance with the directions of such a doctor or dentist, shall not under that certificate administer any such description or class of radioactive medicinal product except for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment of a person specified in that certificate.”.
(4) In regulation 4 (issue of certificates)—
(a)in paragraph (1)(b) after the word “administered” there are added the words “and, where it is proposed to administer any of those descriptions or classes of radioactive medicinal product for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment, particulars relating to the persons to whom they may be administered”;
(b)after paragraph (2)(b)(iii) there is inserted—
“(iiiA)where the application relates to a proposal to administer a description or class of radioactive medicinal product to particular persons, information sufficient to enable those persons to be identified,”;
(c)after paragraph (2) there is inserted—
“(3) Where the Health Ministers are considering an application which—
(a)is made by a doctor or dentist who holds a certificate which specifies descriptions or classes of radioactive medicinal products other than those specified in the application; and
(b)in accordance with a requirement under paragraph (2)(b)(iv) contains information relating to particular named persons to whom it is proposed to administer a radioactive medicinal product for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment,
nothing in paragraph (2)(c) requires the Health Ministers, for the purposes of granting a certificate which specifies only one or more of those persons as persons to whom a description or class of radioactive medicinal products may be administered, to reconsider a matter previously considered by them in connection with the grant of the certificate already held by the applicant.”.
(5) In regulation 6 (suspension, revocation and variation of certificates) after paragraph (2) there is inserted—
“(3) Without prejudice to any requirement of regulation 7 of these Regulations as to the service of notices, where in the exercise of any power conferred by this regulation the Health Ministers suspend, revoke or vary a certificate, they shall serve notice on the holder of the certificate giving particulars of the suspension, revocation or variation and of the reasons for their decision to suspend, revoke or vary the certificate.”.
(6) In regulation 7 (hearings and written representations)—
(a)at the beginning of paragraph (1) there is inserted “Subject to paragraph (5) below,”;
(b)after paragraph (4) there is inserted—
“(5) This regulation shall not apply to a proposal to vary a certificate so as to include any additional description or class of radioactive medicinal product which was specified in, or which falls within a class which was specified in, the application for that certificate.”.
(7) After regulation 7 there is added—
8.—(1) Section 6(2) of the Act shall apply to functions conferred on the Health Ministers by these Regulations as it applies to functions conferred on the licensing authority by or under the Act.
(2) In so far as these Regulations are not made under section 60 of the Act they shall be treated for the purposes of section 67(2) and (4) and Part VIII of the Act, and of any Order or regulations made under the Act, as though they were regulations made under section 60 of the Act and any certificate issued under these Regulations shall be treated as being issued for the purposes of that section.”.