Article 2 Amendment of article 1 of the POM Order

after the definition of “inhaler”, insert the following definition—

• ““IRME practitioner” means, in relation to a medical exposure, a practitioner for the purposes of the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000^f1;”;

after the definition of “maximum strength”, insert the following definition—

• ““medical exposure” has the same meaning as in the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000;”;

in the definition of “medicinal product”, omit the words from “, but does not include” to the end;

for the definition of “operator”, substitute the following definition—

• ““operator”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to an aircraft, means the person for the time being having management of the aircraft, and

  2. (b)

     for the purposes of article 7B, has the same meaning as in the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000;”; and

after the definition of “prolonged release”, insert the following definition—

• ““radioactive medicinal product” means a medicinal product which is, which contains or which generates a radioactive substance and which is, contains or generates that substance in order, when administered, to utilize the radiation emitted therefrom;”.