Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.

(2) This regulation and regulation 4 come into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made.

(3) Regulations 2 and 3 come into force immediately before IP completion day.

(4) Regulation 2 applies in relation to Northern Ireland only.

Amendment of the Medical Devices Regulations 2002

2.  The Medical Devices Regulations 2002(1) are amended in accordance with Schedule 1.

Amendment of the Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

3.  The Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(2) are amended in accordance with Schedule 2.

Amendment of the Human Medicines and Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

4.—(1) The Human Medicines and Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(3) are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 2 (amendment of the Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)—

(a)in paragraph 2—

(i)in sub-paragraph (2)(a), in paragraph (1) as substituted by that provision, for “Parts II, III, IV, VIII and IX” substitute “Parts II, III and IV”;

(ii)omit sub-paragraph (3);

(b)omit paragraph 6;

(c)omit paragraphs 9 to 11.

Edward Argar

Minister of State,

Department for Health and Social Care

3rd December 2020

Maggie Throup

Rebecca Harris

Two Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

8th December 2020