The Medicines (Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Analogues) (Emergency Prohibition) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order 2024

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“2012 Regulations” means the Human Medicines Regulations 2012(1);

“approved UK prescriber” means an authorised prescriber who is an appropriate practitioner in relation to any prescription only medicine by virtue of regulation 214(3)(a), (c), (d) or (e) of the 2012 Regulations(2) (sale or supply of prescription only medicines);

“authorised prescriber” means any person who is an appropriate practitioner for the purposes of regulation 214 of the 2012 Regulations (subject to any limits on their prescribing rights included in that regulation);

“current national identity document” means a document that is a current national identity document for the purposes of the rules under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971(3) (general provisions for regulation and control);

“gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (“GnRH”) analogue” means a medicinal product that consists of or contains buserelin, gonadorelin, goserelin, leuprorelin acetate, nafarelin or triptorelin;

“NHS prescription” means an order for a medicinal product which is in the form of a prescription or direction and which is issued by an authorised prescriber as part of arrangements for the provision of services as part of—

(a)

in England, the health service as defined by section 275(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006(4) (interpretation);

(b)

in Scotland, the health service as defined by section 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(5) (interpretation and construction);

(c)

in Wales, the health service as defined by section 206(1) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006(6) (interpretation);

(d)

in Northern Ireland, the system of health and social care promoted under section 2(1) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009(7) (Department’s general duty);

“private prescription” means an order for a medicinal product which is in the form of a prescription or direction which is not a NHS prescription (whether or not it would otherwise be considered a private prescription);

“sale” means sale by retail (and “selling” has a corresponding meaning);

“specified document” has the meaning given in rule 35(1H) of the election rules in Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983(8) (Parliamentary election rules – questions to be put to voters);

“supply” means supply in circumstances corresponding to retail sale (which includes supply by way of administration but does not include supply for the purposes of a clinical trial that has been authorised by the licensing authority);

“UK birth certificate” means a certified copy of a United Kingdom birth register entry or a valid certificate of birth compiled from such an entry.

(1)

S.I. 2012/1916, as amended.

(2)

Amended by S.I. 2013/1855, 2014/490, 2016/186, 2018/199 and 2019/775.

(3)

1971 c. 77.

(4)

2006 c. 41. There are amendments to section 275(1), but none of them are relevant.

(5)

1978 c. 29. There are amendments to section 108(1), but none of them are relevant.

(6)

2006 c. 42. There are amendments to section 206(1), but none of them are relevant.

(7)

2009 c. 1 (N. I.).

(8)

Paragraph (1H) was inserted by the Elections Act 2022 (c. 37), Schedule 1, paragraph 18(4).