{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-act-1968/section-110",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-act-1968/section-110.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1968/67",
  "legislation_title": "Medicines Act 1968",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-act-1968",
  "path": "section/110",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "110",
  "heading": "Enforcement in Northern Ireland.",
  "text": "(1) Subject to the provisions of subsections (3C) and (4) of this section, it shall be the duty of the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety (in this section referred to as “the Minister”) to enforce in Northern Ireland, or to secure the enforcement in Northern Ireland of, the provisions of this Act and of any regulations and orders made under it.\n(2) For the purpose of performing that duty in relation to the provisions specified in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 108 of this Act in their application as mentioned in that paragraph, within the district of any district council, the Minister may make arrangements or give directions whereby the district council, to such extent as the arrangements or directions may provide, shall have power concurrently with the Minister, or shall be under a duty concurrently with him, to enforce the provisions specified in the said paragraph (a) in their application as so mentioned ....\n(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(3A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(3B) The Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland shall be under a duty to enforce the provisions of sections 72A and 72AA of this Act, and any regulations made under section 72A, in their application to Northern Ireland.\n(3C) The Minister shall be under no duty to enforce those provisions, or any regulations made under section 72A, in their application to Northern Ireland.\n(3D) Notwithstanding subsection (3C) of this section the Minister is to be treated for the purposes of sections 111 to 114 of this Act—\n(a) as empowered by this section to enforce those provisions, or any regulations made under section 72A, in their application to Northern Ireland, and\n(b) to that extent as an enforcement authority in relation to those ... provisions or those regulations in their application to Northern Ireland.\n(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(5) Subsection (9) of section 108 of this Act shall have effect in relation to Northern Ireland as if—\n(a) in the said subsection (9) the reference to subsections (2) to (6D) of that section were a reference to subsections (2) to (3D) of this section; ...\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n6), (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(8) In this section “district council” means a council established under the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 110(1) substituted (1.10.2009) by Health Act 2006 (c. 28), ss. 31(3)(a), 83(7); S.I. 2008/2714, art. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 110(1) substituted (14.8.2012) by The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 20(a) (with Sch. 32)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 110(2) substituted (14.8.2012) by The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 20(b)(i) (with Sch. 32)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 110(2) substituted (14.8.2012) by The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 20(b)(ii) (with Sch. 32)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in s. 110(2) substituted (14.8.2012) by virtue ofThe Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 20(b)(iii) (with Sch. 32)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 110(2) substituted (14.8.2012) by virtue of The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 20(b)(iv) (with Sch. 32)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in s. 110(2) omitted (14.8.2012) by virtue of The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 20(b)(v) (with Sch. 32)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "S. 110(3) repealed (14.8.2012) by virtue of The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 20(c), Sch. 35 (with Sch. 32)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "S. 110(3A) omitted (1.12.2022) by virtue of The Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/849), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 7(a); S.I. 2022/1023, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "S. 110(3A)-(3D) inserted (1.10.2009) by Health Act 2006 (c. 28), ss. 31(3)(b), 83(7); S.I. 2008/2714, art. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in s. 110(3A)(3B) inserted (14.8.2012) by The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 20(d) (with Sch. 32)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in s. 110(3B) substituted (1.12.2022) by The Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/849), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 7(b); S.I. 2022/1023, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Words in s. 110(3C) substituted (1.12.2022) by The Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/849), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 7(c); S.I. 2022/1023, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Words in s. 110(3D)(a) substituted (1.12.2022) by The Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/849), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 7(d)(i); S.I. 2022/1023, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F15",
      "text": "Word in s. 110(3D)(b) omitted (1.12.2022) by virtue of The Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/849), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 7(d)(ii); S.I. 2022/1023, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F16",
      "text": "S. 110(4) omitted (1.10.2006) by virtue of The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2407), reg. 1, Sch. 8 para. 58(b) (with regs. 2(4), 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F17",
      "text": "Words in s. 110(5) substituted (14.8.2012) by The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 20(e)(i) (with Sch. 32)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F18",
      "text": "Words in s. 110(5)(a) substituted (14.8.2012) by The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 20(e)(ii) (with Sch. 32)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F19",
      "text": "Words in s. 110(5)(a) substituted (1.10.2009) by Health Act 2006 (c. 28), ss. 31(3)(c) , 83(7); S.I. 2008/2714, art. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F20",
      "text": "S. 110(5)(b) and word omitted (14.8.2012) by virtue of The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 20(e)(iii) (with Sch. 32)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F21",
      "text": "S. 110(6)(7) omitted (14.8.2012) by virtue of The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 20(f) (with Sch. 32)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F22",
      "text": "S. 110(8) substituted (14.8.2012) by The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 20(g) (with Sch. 32)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 110 modified (30.1.1992) by S.I. 1992/32, reg. 12(1)(2) S. 110 extended (with modifications) (14.2.1994) by S.I. 1994/105, reg. 19, Sch.4 S. 110 applied (1.1.1995) by S.I. 1994/3142, reg. 18(2) S. 110 applied (31.3.1997) by S.I. 1997/322, reg. 34, Sch.5S. 110 extended (1.1.1995) by S.I.1994/ 3142, reg. 18(7) S. 110 (except (4)) applied (with modifications) (1.1.1995) by S.I. 1994/3144 , reg.10 Ss. 108-110 applied (1.2.2000) by S.I. 2000/7, reg. 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Ss. 108-114 applied (with modifications) (1.7.1992) by S.I. 1992/1520, reg.12."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Ss. 108-115 modified (3.4.1992) by S.I. 1992/605, regs. 2(3), 3 Ss. 108-115 applied (3.10.1994) by S.I. 1994/2328, reg. 11(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Ss. 107-116 applied (with modifications) (1.5.2004) by Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1031), regs. 1, 47, Schs. 9"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "S. 110 applied in part (with modifications) (30.10.2005) by Medicines (Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products for Human Use) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2750), regs. 1(a), 11, Schs. 4 (with Sch. 6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Ss. 107-116 amendment to earlier affecting provision SI 2004/1031 reg. 47 Sch. 9 (29.8.2006) by Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Amendment Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1928), regs. 1(1), 32"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Pt. VIII (ss. 104–136) extended by S.I.s 1982/425, art. 3, 1984/187 art. 2; and extended with modifications by S.I. 1985/403, art. 3(1)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/67/section/110",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:52:43.456849+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."
}