The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Trading Fund (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2018
It also appears to the Secretary of State that the financing of the operations in question by means of the Fund would be in the interests of the improved efficiency and effectiveness of the management of those operations.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1.
(1)
This Order may be cited as the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Trading Fund (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2018 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2)
Amendment of article 1 of the MHRA Trading Fund Order2.
In article 1 of the MHRA Trading Fund Order (citation, commencement and interpretation)—
(a)
in paragraph (2), omit the definition of “tissue bank” and the “and” preceding it; and
(b)
“(4)
In this Order “electronic cigarette” and “refill container” have the meanings given to them by regulation 2(1) of the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 20167.”.
Substitution of Schedule 1 to the MHRA Trading Fund Order3.
“SCHEDULE 1FUNDED OPERATIONS
1.
All the operations of that part of the Department of Health and Social Care known from 1st April 2003 as the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (the Agency) carried out in connection with the following—
(a)
the regulation of medicinal products;
(b)
the regulation of clinical trials of medicinal products;
(c)
the characterisation, standardisation and control of biological medicinal products;
(d)
the regulation of medical devices;
(e)
the regulation of products or devices that are similar to medicinal products or medical devices where this is ancillary to the regulation of medicinal products or medical devices;
(f)
the regulation of collecting, testing, processing, storage and distribution of human blood and human blood components;
(g)
the application of the principles of good laboratory practice;
(h)
the regulation of electronic cigarettes and refill containers;
(i)
the provision of services (including online services) relating to public health or the matters mentioned at sub-paragraphs (a) to (h).
2.
Any operations of the Agency carried on in connection with any proposed legislation relating to the matters mentioned at paragraph 1(a) to (i), including legislative proposals being prepared in connection with the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
3.
Any operations of the Agency carried on in connection with the dissemination of information relating to the matters mentioned at paragraph 1(a) to (i).
4.
Any operations of the Agency which are incidental, conducive or are otherwise ancillary to the operations described in paragraphs 1 to 3.
5.
In this Schedule—
“regulation” does not include—
(a)
the regulation of prices;
(b)
the regulation of the availability of products as part of the health service; or
(c)
in relation to medical devices or devices similar to medical devices, the provision of device evaluation services;
“provision of services” includes (but is not limited to)—
(a)
assistance to other regulatory authorities, other Government departments or agencies or public bodies;
(b)
advisory, information, education or training services;
(c)
the collection, processing, analysis or provision of data and enabling clinical studies based on that data;
(d)
the sale of reference substances;
(e)
the sale of publications.”
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.
We concur
This Order amends the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Trading Fund Order 2003 (the Trading Fund Order) in order to remove references to European Union legislation that would no longer be appropriate after the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. This Order re-states the operations covered by the Trading Fund Order in a more transparent way but without changing the broad substance of the operations covered.
A full impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.