{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medical-devices-regulations-2002/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medical-devices-regulations-2002/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/618",
  "legislation_title": "The Medical Devices Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medical-devices-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSUMER PROTECTION\nMade 20th May 2002\nLaid before Parliament 21st May 2002\nComing into force 13th June 2002\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to medical devices, in exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 2(2), in exercise, with the consent of the Treasury, of the powers conferred by section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 11 and 27(2) of the Consumer Protection Act 1987, and in exercise of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 11(5) of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 with organisations appearing to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by these Regulations, with such other persons considered by him appropriate and with the Health and Safety Commission, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "The Secretary of State was designated in relation to measures relating to active implantable medical devices in S.I. 1991/2289, and in relation to measures relating to medical devices other than active implantable medical devices in S.I. 1993/2661."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1973 c. 51."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "1987 c. 43."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Regulations: power to amend conferred (11.2.2021) by Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 (c. 3), ss. 15(1), 50(1)(f)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/618/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:11:50.089580+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."
}