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PART 4Amendments to the Medical Devices (Northern Ireland Protocol) Regulations 2021

Amendment to regulation 3 (interpretation)

29.  In regulation 3—

(a)in paragraph (1)—

(i)after the definition of “Regulation (EU) 2017/745” insert—

Regulation (EU) 2017/746” means Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices and repealing Directive 98/79/EC and Commission Decision 2010/227/EU;

(ii)after the definition of “ethics committee” insert—

Institute” means the charitable organisation with registered number 803725 and known as the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators;

UK(NI) indication” means the marking in the form set out in Schedule 1 to the Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (UK(NI) Indication) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020(1).;

(b)for paragraph (2) substitute—

(2) Unless otherwise defined in these Regulations—

(a)terms used in Parts 2 and 3 have the same meaning as in Regulation (EU) 2017/745;

(b)terms used in Parts 2A and 3A have the same meaning as in Regulation (EU) 2017/746.;

(c)for paragraph (3) substitute—

(3) In these Regulations, a reference to an Article or an Annex is—

(a)in Parts 2 and 3, a reference to an Article or an Annex of Regulation (EU) 2017/745;

(b)in Parts 2A and 3A, a reference to an Article or an Annex of Regulation (EU) 2017/746..