# The Medicines (Data Sheet) Amendment Regulations 1981

S.I. 1981/1633 · made 12 November 1981

These Regulations amend the Medicines (Data Sheet) Regulations 1972 by omitting the requirement as to the dimensions of a data sheet included in a data sheet compendium.

## Introductory text

MEDICINES
Made 12th November 1981
Laid before Parliament 23rd November 1981
Coming into Operation 14th December 1981
The Secretary of State concerned with health in England, the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health and with agriculture in Wales and in Scotland, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland and the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, acting jointly in exercise of powers conferred by sections 96(6) and 129(1) of the Medicines Act 1968 and now vested in them and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consulting such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by these regulations and after taking into account the advice of the Medicines Commission, hereby make the following regulations:—

## 1 Citation and commencement

These regulations may be cited as the Medicines (Data Sheet) Amendment Regulations 1981 and shall come into operation on 14th December 1981.

## 2 Amendment to the Medicines (Data Sheet) Regulations 1972

The Medicines (Data Sheet) Regulations 1972 shall be amended as follows—
(a) in regulation 2(3) the word “dimensions” shall be omitted;
(b) in regulation 2(4) the word “dimensions” shall be omitted where it first occurs; and
(c) in Part II of Schedule 1 (data sheet compendium requirements) the entry “DIMENSIONS A5 paper” shall be omitted.

## Signature

Norman Fowler
Secretary of State for Social Services
28th October 1981
Nicholas Edwards
Secretary of State for Wales
2nd November 1981
George Younger
Secretary of State for Scotland
3rd November 1981
In witness whereof the official seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 9th November 1981.
L.S.
P. Walker
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Sealed with the official seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland this 12th November 1981.
L.S.
N. Dugdale
Permanent Secretary
Sealed with the official seal of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland this 12th November 1981.
L.S.
J.A. Young
Permanent Secretary

## Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Medicines (Data Sheet) Regulations 1972 by omitting the requirement as to the dimensions of a data sheet included in a data sheet compendium.

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