{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-medicines-regulations-2012/regulation-291A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-medicines-regulations-2012/regulation-291A.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1916",
  "legislation_title": "The Human Medicines Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-medicines-regulations-2012",
  "path": "regulation/291A",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "291A",
  "heading": "Campaigns relating to the suspected or confirmed spread of pathogenic agents etc.",
  "text": "(1) Regulations 284 (prescription only medicines), 285 (narcotic and psychotropic substances), 287(4)(b) (material about effects of a medicinal product) and 291(2)(d) (form and content of advertisement) do not apply to an advertisement as part of a campaign that—\n(a) relates to the use of a medicinal product in response to the suspected or confirmed spread of—\n(i) pathogenic agents,\n(ii) toxins,\n(iii) chemical agents, or\n(iv) nuclear radiation; and\n(b) has been approved by the Ministers.\n(2) Before approving a campaign that relates to—\n(a) all or any area of Scotland, the Ministers must consult the Scottish Ministers;\n(b) all or any areas of Wales, the Ministers must consult the Welsh Ministers.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 291A inserted (6.11.2020) by The Human Medicines (Coronavirus and Influenza) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1125), regs. 1(2), 24 and reg. 291A inserted (N.I.) (6.11.2020) by The Human Medicines (Coronavirus and Influenza) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.R. 2020/349), regs. 1(2), 24"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1916/regulation/291A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:24:34.993203+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}