Article 2 Modifications to instruments relating to drugs

(1)

In the Medicines (Bal Jivan Chamcho Prohibition) (No 2) Order 1977,^f1 so far as it applies to Great Britain, for article 2(3)(a) and (b) there shall be substituted the following provisions–

“(a)

a public analyst appointed under section 27 of the Food Safety Act 1990,

(b)

an authorised officer of a drugs authority,”.

(2)

In the Medicines (Prohibition of Non-Medicinal Antimicrobial Substances) Order 1977,^f2 so far as it applies to Great Britain, for article 2(4)(c)(i) there shall be substituted the following provision–

“(i)

a public analyst appointed under section 27 of the Food Safety Act 1990,”.

(3)

In the Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1980,^f3 so far as they apply to Great Britain,–

(a)

in regulation 2(1) for the words “food and drugs authority”, in each place where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “drugs authority”; and

(b)

in regulation 2(2) for the words “a local authority as defined by section 26(4) of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956” there shall be substituted the words “a drugs authority”.

(4)

In the Medicines (Products Other than Veterinary Drugs) (Prescription Only) Order 1983,^f4 so far as it applies to Great Britain, in Schedule 3 Part I for paragraph 2(1) and (2) in column 1 there shall be substituted the following provisions–

“(1)

a public analyst appointed under section 27 of the Food Safety Act 1990,

(2)

an authorised officer of a drugs authority,”.

(5)

In the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1985,^f5 so far as they apply to Great Britain–

(a)

in regulation 8(2) for sub-paragraph (g) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph–

“(g)

a public analyst appointed under section 27 of the Food Safety Act 1990;”;

(b)

regulation 8(2)(h) shall cease to have effect;

(c)

in regulation 9(2) for sub-paragraph (e) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph–

“(e)

a public analyst appointed under section 27 of the Food Safety Act 1990;”;

(d)

regulation 9(2)(f) shall cease to have effect;

(e)

in regulation 17 the words “for the purposes of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956 to a sampling officer within the meaning of that Act or” shall cease to have effect.

(6)

In the Medicines (Veterinary Drugs) (Prescription Only) Order 1989,^f6 so far as it applies to Great Britain, in Schedule 3 Part I for paragraph 2(1) and (2) in column 1 there shall be substituted the following provisions–

“(1)

a public analyst appointed under section 27 of the Food Safety Act 1990,

(2)

an authorised officer of a drugs authority,”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1977/670.
f2: S.I. 1977/2131.
f3: S.I. 1980/1923 (to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order).
f4: S.I. 1983/1212 (to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order).
f5: S.I. 1985/2066 (to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order).
f6: S.I. 1989/2319.