Article 1 Citation, commencement, expiry and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Medicines (Aristolochia) (Temporary Prohibition) Order 1999, shall come into force on 28th October 1999 and shall continue in force until the end of 30th June 2001, when it shall expire.

In this Order–

• “the Act” means the Medicines Act 1968;

• “EEA Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992^f1 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993^f2;

• “EEA State” means a State which is a Contracting Party to the EEA Agreement.