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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-act-1968-amendment-no-2-regulations-1992/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/3271",
  "legislation_title": "The Medicines Act 1968 (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-act-1968-amendment-no-2-regulations-1992",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Interpretation of the Act",
  "text": "In section 132(1) of the Act (interpretation) after the definition of “dentist” there is inserted—\n““the 1965 Directive” means Council Directive 65/65/EEC of 26th January 1965 on the aproximation of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action relating to medicinal products (as amended by Council Directive 89/341/EEC and as it applies in accordance with Council Directives 75/319/EEC, 89/342/EEC, 89/343/EEC and 89/381/EEC);\n“the 1981 Directive” means Council Directive 81/851/EEC of 28th September 1981 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to veterinary medicinal products (as amended by Council Directive 90/676/EEC);”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "There are amendments to section 132 which are not relevant."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No. 22, 9.2.65, p. 369/65 (OJ/SE 1965—66, p. 20)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No. L142, 25.5.89, p. 11."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ No. L147, 9.6.75, p. 13."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "OJ No. L142, 25.5.89, p. 14."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "OJ No. L142, 25.5.89, p. 16."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "OJ No. L181, 28.6.89, p. 44."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "OJ No. L317, 6.11.81, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "OJ No. L373, 31.12.90, p. 15."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3271/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:08:04.386980+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."
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