# The Human Medicines Regulations 2012, Regulation 344A: Modifications to deal with serious shortages


(1) The Ministers may by regulations modify the application of any of the specified provisions in circumstances where the United Kingdom, or any part of the United Kingdom, is experiencing or may experience a serious shortage of medicinal products, or of medicinal products of a specified description, arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
(2) Regulations may only be made under paragraph (1) for the purposes of preventing, remedying or mitigating the serious shortage that is being or may be experienced.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the “specified provisions” are the provisions of Parts 1, 3 to 5, 10 to 13 and 16, and of the associated Schedules.
(4) The reference in paragraph (1) to a serious shortage arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union includes reference to a serious shortage where the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union is one but not the only significant factor contributing to the shortage.
(5) No regulations under paragraph (1) may be made, or have effect, after the end of the period of two years beginning with IP completion day.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1916/regulation/344A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-medicines-regulations-2012/regulation-344A
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