2010 No. 1673

Medicines

The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing by EEA Practitioners) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in the exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721. He has been designated for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to medicinal products.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing by EEA Practitioners) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 26th July 2010.

2

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing by EEA Practitioners) Regulations 20083.

Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations2

In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations (prescriptions given by EEA health professionals), in paragraph (2)(c)(iv) omit “, address and the age, if under 12,”.

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Earl HoweParliamentary Under-Secretary of State,Department of Health
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend regulation 3 of the Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing by EEA Practitioners) Regulations 2008 relating to prescriptions provided by doctors and dentists in an EEA State other than the UK or in Switzerland to ensure that there is no longer a requirement for such prescriptions to contain details of the address and the age, if under 12, of the person for whose treatment the prescription is given.

An impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as there is no significant impact on the private and voluntary sectors.