{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-fluted-bottles-regulations-1978/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-fluted-bottles-regulations-1978/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1978/40",
  "legislation_title": "The Medicines (Fluted Bottles) Regulations 1978",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-fluted-bottles-regulations-1978",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Exceptions",
  "text": "The prohibition imposed by regulation 2 above shall not apply in the following circumstances—\n(a) where medicinal products are contained in bottles with a capacity greater than 1.14 litres;\n(b) where a medicinal product is sold or supplied and an exception is specified in column 2 of the Schedule to these regulations in relation to a medicinal product containing or consisting of a substance specified in column 1 of such Schedule;\n(c) where a substance specified in column 1 of the Schedule to these regulations is contained in a medicinal product which is of a description or falling within a class specified in any order made under section 58(1) of the Act (medicinal products on prescription only), unless sold or supplied by retail sale or in accordance with a prescription given by a practitioner;\n(d) where medicinal products for use solely outside the United Kingdom are placed in containers for the purpose of export;\n(e) where medicinal products are sold or supplied solely for the purpose of scientific education, research or analysis;\n(f) where eye or ear drops are sold or supplied in a plastic container; or\n(g) where a product licence, clinical trial certificate or animal test certificate, or any variation of any such licence or certificate, enables medicinal products to be contained in a bottle otherwise than in accordance with the requirements set out in regulation 2 above.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2005/2745",
      "affecting_title": "The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1994/3142",
      "affecting_title": "The Marketing Authorisations for Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulations 1994"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1994/3144",
      "affecting_title": "The Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations Etc.) Regulations 1994"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2004/1031",
      "affecting_title": "The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004"
    },
    {
      "type": "words omitted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2004/1031",
      "affecting_title": "The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1978/40/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T19:42:01.663057+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}