# Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021, Section 42: Interpretation of Part 4

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In this Part, apart from in sections 32, 33 and 34 (provisions relating to forfeiture or seizure of medical devices), references to a medical device include references to a type of medical device.
(2) In this Part—
the “appropriate appeals court” means—
(a)in England and Wales, the Crown Court;
(b)in Scotland, the Sheriff Appeal Court;
(c)in Northern Ireland, a county court;
the “appropriate lower court” means—
(a)in England and Wales, a magistrates' court;
(b)in Scotland, the sheriff;
(c)in Northern Ireland, a court of summary jurisdiction;
“compliance notice” has the meaning given by section 21(2);
“data protection legislation” has the meaning given by section 3(9) of the Data Protection Act 2018;
the “enforcement authority” means—
(a)in relation to medical devices which are ordinarily intended for private use or consumption—
(i)a local weights and measures authority in Great Britain or a district council in Northern Ireland, or
(ii)the Secretary of State, or
(b)in relation to other medical devices, the Secretary of State;
“EU Medical Devices Regulations” means—
(a)Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC, and
(b)Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices and repealing Directive 98/79/EC and Commission Decision 2010/227/EU;
“forfeiture order” has the meaning given by section 32(1);
“information notice” has the meaning given by section 24(2);
“manufacture” includes assembly;
“manufacturer” means any person who is a manufacturer for the purposes of any provision in—
(a)the Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/618), or
(b) the EU Medical Devices Regulations;
“medical device” includes—
(a)medical devices to which the Medical Devices Regulations 2002 apply, and
(b)devices to which the EU Medical Devices Regulations apply;
“medical devices provision”—
(a)in Chapter 1, has the meaning given by section 17(2), and
(b)in Chapter 3, has the meaning given by section 21(1A);
“relevant requirements” has the meaning given by section 16(1)(a);
“safety notice” has the meaning given by section 23(1);
“suspension notice” has the meaning given by section 22(2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/3/section/42 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-and-medical-devices-act-2021/section-42
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