Section 7 Emergencies

(1)

Regulations under section 2(1) may make provision about the disapplication of a human medicines provision in circumstances which give rise to a need to protect the public from a risk of serious harm to health.

(2)

Regulations made in reliance on subsection (1) may provide for the disapplication to be subject to—

(a)

conditions set out in the regulations;

(b)

conditions set out in a protocol published by the appropriate authority.

(3)

Where regulations made in reliance on subsection (1) provide that the appropriate authority may publish a protocol setting out conditions, the regulations must provide—

(a)

that the appropriate authority may withdraw or amend the protocol, and

(b)

that the protocol is to have effect only for a period of time specified in the protocol.

Notes on Chapter 1

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 2 Ch. 1 heading substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 101(2), 186(6); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)