Regulation 6 Exemption: medical devices and medical purposesI1
Scotland
(1)
Regulation 5(1) does not apply to the supply of a single-use plastic straw—
(a)
that is a medical device, or
(b)
for use for medical purposes.
(2)
In this regulation—
(a)
“medical device” means a medical device within the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Medical Devices Regulations 2002f1, to which Part 2 or Part 3 of those Regulations applies, and
(b)
“medical purposes” means the purposes of preventative medicine, medical diagnosis, medical research and the provision of medical care and treatment.
(3)
This regulation does not apply to the supply of a single-use plastic straw by a retail pharmacy business or by a catering establishment.
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Footnotes
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S.I. 2002/618, as relevantly amended by S.I. 2008/2936.