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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-medicines-regulations-2012/schedule-34/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1916",
  "legislation_title": "The Human Medicines Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-medicines-regulations-2012",
  "path": "schedule/34/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 58 (medicinal products on prescription only)—\n(a) in subsection (1) for the words from the first occurrence of “for the purposes” to the end of the subsection substitute “ as prescription only medicines ”;\n(b) omit subsections (1A), (2) and (3);\n(c) in the opening words of subsection (4) for “the last preceding subsection” substitute “ regulation 223(1) of the 2012 Regulations ”;\n(d) in subsection (4)(a)—\n(i) for “paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section, or both those paragraphs,” substitute “ regulation 214(1) or (2) of the 2012 Regulations ”, and\n(ii) for the words from “or, where” to “of this section” substitute “ or, in the case of an appropriate practitioner, other than a doctor or dentist, ”;\n(e) in subsection (4)(b) for “paragraph (a) of that subsection” substitute “ regulation 214(1) of the 2012 Regulations ”;\n(f) in subsection (4A) for “a person who is an appropriate practitioner by virtue of subsection (1)(d) or (e)” substitute “ an appropriate practitioner, other than a doctor or dentist ”;\n(g) in subsection (4C) for “subsection (2)(a) or (b) of this section” substitute “ regulation 214(1) or (2) of the 2012 Regulations ”; and\n(h) after subsection (6) insert—\n“(7) In subsection (6) “the appropriate committee” means whichever the Ministers consider appropriate of—\n(a) the Commission; or\n(b) an expert committee appointed by the Ministers, or by one of them acting alone.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "Section 58((1), (4) and (6) was amended by paragraph 29 of Part 1 of Schedule 8 to S.I. 2006/2407. Section 58(4) was amended by paragraph 2(b) of Schedule 5 to S.I. 2002/53. Section 58(4) was amended by section 63(1 and (4) of, and section 58(4A) and (4C) inserted by section 63(1) and (5) of, the Health and Social Care Act 2001."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1916/schedule/34/paragraph/5",
    "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."
}