# The Medicines Act 1968 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1972, Note: Explanatory note


This Order brings into operation on 1st September 1972 four provisions of the Medicines Act 1968. These are section 85(5) which prohibits the sale, supply or possession for sale or supply, of medicinal products that are in containers or packages which have false or misleading labels or markings; section 86(3) which prohibits the supply with medicinal products, or possession for such supply, of false or misleading leaflets relating to the medicinal products (under section 91(1) of the Medicines Act 1968 any contravention of those sections is an offence); section 93 which makes it an offence to issue or cause to be issued any false or misleading advertisements or representations relating to medicinal products and section 97 which gives power to the licensing authority to require copies of advertisements relating to medicinal products.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/1225/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-act-1968-commencement-no-2-order-1972/note
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