1997 No. 1831
The Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 1997
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State concerned with health in England, the Secretaries of State concerned with health and with agriculture in Wales and in Scotland respectively, 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 66(1)(i) and 129(1) of the Medicines Act 19681 or, as the case may be, those conferred by those provisions and now vested in them2, 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 these Regulations pursuant to section 129(6) of that Act and after consulting and taking into account the advice of the Medicines Commission pursuant to section 129(7) of that Act, hereby make the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 18th August 1997.
2
In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 19803.
3
In these Regulations, a reference to a numbered regulation or a numbered Schedule is a reference to the regulation in or Schedule to the principal Regulations bearing that number.
Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations2
In regulation 1(2)(a) (citation, commencement and interpretation), the definition of “register” shall be deleted.
Amendment of regulation 6 of the principal Regulations3
In regulation 6 (pharmacy records),—
1
in paragraph (1)(a) there shall be substituted for the word “register”, the words “written or computerised record”; and
2
in paragraphs (3)(a) and (4)(a) there shall be substituted for the word “register”, the word “record”.
Amendment of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations4
In Schedule 2 (particulars in pharmacy records), in paragraph 2(a)(ii) there shall be substituted for the word “register”, the word “record”.
Revocation of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations5
Regulation 7 (record keeping in respect of certain veterinary drugs) shall be revoked.
Amendment of regulation 9 of the principal Regulations6
In regulation 9 (offences), there shall be substituted for the words “regulations 3, 4, 6 or 7” the words “regulations 3, 4 or 6”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on 22nd July 1997.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland on 18th July 1997.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)