The Human Medicines Regulations 2012

Interpretation

277.—(1) In this Part—

“court” means the High Court or, in Scotland, the Court of Session;

“injunction” (except in regulation 313) includes an interim injunction;

“OFCOM” means the Office of Communications;

“person qualified to prescribe or supply medicinal products” includes—

(a)

persons who, in the course of their profession or in the course of a business, may lawfully—

(i)

prescribe medicinal products,

(ii)

sell medicinal products by retail, or

(iii)

supply medicinal products in circumstances corresponding to retail sale; and

(b)

employees of such persons;

“publication”, in relation to an advertisement, means the dissemination or issue of that advertisement—

(a)

orally;

(b)

in writing;

(c)

by means of an electronic communications network within the meaning of the Communications Act 2003(1); or

(d)

in any other way,

and includes causing or procuring such publication by or on behalf of another person, and “publish” has a corresponding meaning.

(2) In the application of this Part to Scotland—

(a) references to an injunction are to be read as references to an interdict; and

(b) references to an interim injunction are to be read as references to an interim interdict.

(1)

2003 c.21.