{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-act-1968/section-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-act-1968/section-15.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1968/67",
  "legislation_title": "Medicines Act 1968",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-act-1968",
  "path": "section/15",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Provision for extending or modifying exemptions.",
  "text": "(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(3) The ... Ministers may by order provide that any of the provisions of section 10 of this Act specified in the order shall cease to have effect, or shall have effect subject to such exceptions or modifications as may be so specified.\n(4) No order shall be made under subsection (3) of this section unless a draft of the order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 15(1)(2) repealed (14.8.2012) by virtue of The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 4(a), Sch. 35 (with Sch. 32)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in s. 15(3) omitted (1.10.2006) by virtue of The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2407), reg. 1, Sch. 8 para. 11(b) (with regs. 2(4), 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 15(3) substituted (14.8.2012) by The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 4(b) Sch. 35 (with Sch. 32)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Pt. II(ss. 6–50) extended with modifications by S.I. 1985/1403 , art. 3(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/67/section/15",
    "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."
}