The Human Medicines Regulations 2012

The Secretary of State and the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety make the following Regulations. They do so in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) and (5) of the European Communities Act 1972M1, having been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of that Act in relation to medicinal productsM2 and to measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public healthM3. They do so in exercise also of the powers conferred by sections 87(1), 88(1) and (2), 91(2), and 129(1), (2) and (5) of the Medicines Act 1968M4, having consulted such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by these Regulations in accordance with section 129(6) of that Act.