Introductory text

Medicines

Made 19th November 2009

Laid before Parliament 25th November 2009

Coming into force 21st December 2009

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f1. He has been designated for the purpose of that section in relation to medicinal products^f2.

In so far as these Regulations are not made under powers conferred under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, the Secretary of State and the Minister for Health and Social Services and Public Safety, acting jointly, make these Regulations in exercise of powers conferred upon them by sections 61 and 129(4) and (5) of the Medicines Act 1968^f3, or, in the case of the Minister, the powers conferred by those provisions now vested in the Minister^f4.

In accordance with section 129(6) of that Act, they have consulted such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by these Regulations.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by section 3(3) of and part 1 of Schedule 1 to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).
f2: S.I. 1972/1811.
f3: 1968 c.67. The expression “the Ministers”, which is relevant to the powers being exercised in the making of this Order, is defined in section 1 of the Act as amended by S.I. 1999/3142 and 2006/2407; section 61 was amended by S.I. 2006/2407.
f4: By virtue of section 95(5) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 12 to, the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c.47); the Department for which the Minister was responsible was renamed by virtue of article 3(6) of S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1).