{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-aristolochia-temporary-prohibition-order-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/2889",
  "legislation_title": "The Medicines (Aristolochia) (Temporary Prohibition) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-aristolochia-temporary-prohibition-order-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MEDICINES\nMade 20th October 1999\nLaid before Parliament 21st October 1999\nComing into force 28th October 1999\nThe Secretaries of State concerned with health in England, in Wales and in Scotland respectively and the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 62(1)(a) and (2) and 129(4) of the Medicines Act 1968 and now vested in them, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, it appearing to them to be necessary in the interests of safety to make the following Order, after consulting such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the Order pursuant to section 129(6) of that Act, after consulting and taking into account the advice of the Committee on Safety of Medicines pursuant to sections 62(3) and 129(7) of that Act, and after taking into account the advice of the Medicines Commission pursuant to section 129(7) of that Act, hereby make the following Order:–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1968 c. 67. The expressions “the appropriate Ministers” and “the Health Ministers” are defined in section 1 of that Act as amended by article 2(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, S.I. 1969/388."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "In the case of the Secretaries of State concerned with health in England and Wales, by virtue of article 2(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, S.I. 1969/388; and in the case of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, by virtue of section 40 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36) and section 1(3) of, and paragraph 2(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Northern Ireland Act 1974 (c. 28)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 62(3) refers to “the appropriate committee”, which is defined in section 4(6) of that Act. The Committee on Safety of Medicines was established under section 4 of that Act, by S.I. 1970/1257, for the purposes set out in that instrument."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2889/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
}