The Medicines (Pharmacy and General Sale—Exemption) Amendment Order 2000

Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 1919

MEDICINES

The Medicines (Pharmacy and General Sale—Exemption) Amendment Order 2000

Made

17th July 2000

Laid before Parliament

19th July 2000

Coming into force

9th August 2000

As respects England, Scotland and Wales, the Secretary of State concerned with health in England, and, as respects Northern Ireland, the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 57(1) and (2) 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 taking into account the advice of the Committee on Safety of Medicines and of the Medicines Commission pursuant to section 129(7) of that Act, hereby make the following Order:—

(1)

1968 c. 67; the expressions “the appropriate Ministers” and “the Health Ministers” are defined in section 1 of that Act as amended by article 2(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, S.I.1969/388.

(2)

In the case of the Secretary of State concerned with health in England, by virtue of article 2(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, S.I. 1969/388, and articles 2(1) and 5 of, and paragraph 1(1) of the Schedule to, S.I. 1999/3142; and in the case of the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, by virtue of section 95(5) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 12 to, the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47).