Explanatory note

This Order exempts from the restrictions imposed by Part II of the Medicines Act 1968 as to dealings in and manufacture of medicinal products except in accordance with a licence under that Act, certain medicinal products manufactured in certain circumstances, provided specified conditions are satisfied, and in the case of products which this order exempts from the need for a product licence, enables the manufacture of such products under a manufacturer's licence. The order also provides for exemptions from the need to hold manufacturer's licences in certain cases where the relevant product licence is held by someone other than the manufacturer or where no product licence is required or in certain circumstances during the transitional period immediately following the first appointed day.