# The Medicines (Monitoring of Advertising) Amendment Regulations 1999

S.I. 1999/784 · made 9 March 1999

These Regulations amend paragraph 7(a) of the Schedule to the Medicines (Monitoring of Advertising) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/1933), as inserted by the Medicines (Advertising and Monitoring of Advertising) Amendment Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/267), in order to clarify the maximum penalty available on summary conviction of the either way offence referred to in paragraph 7.

Made under: European Communities Act 1972 (repealed); Medicines Act 1968 (Section 2, Section 95)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-monitoring-of-advertising-amendment-regulations-1999/pdf/uksi_19990784_en.pdf

## Introductory text

This Statutory Instrument has been printed to correct an error in S.I. 1999/267 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument
MEDICINES
Made 9th March 1999
Laid before Parliament 15th March 1999
Coming into force 5th April 1999, in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to medicinal products, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2(2), and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health in England, in Wales and in Scotland and the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 95(1) and (6) of the Medicines Act 1968, or, as the case may be, powers conferred by the said provisions and now vested in them, and in each case of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation (in accordance with section 129(6) of the Medicines Act 1968) with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by these Regulations, hereby make the following Regulations:–

## 1 Citation ad Commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Medicines (Monitoring of Advertising) Amendment Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 5th April 1999, immediately after the Medicines (Advertising and Monitoring of Advertising) Amendment Regulations 1999 come into force.

## 2 Amendment of the Medicines (Monitoring of Advertising) Regulations 1991

In paragraph 7(a) of the Schedule to the Medicines (Monitoring of Advertising) Regulations 1994, for “level 5 on the standard scale” there shall be substituted “the statutory maximum”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Hayman
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
8th March 1999
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Jon Owen Jones
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
9th March 1999
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Scotland
Sam Galbraith
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
9th March 1999
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on
L.S.
D. C. Gowdy
Permanent Secretary
5th March 1999.

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend paragraph 7(a) of the Schedule to the Medicines (Monitoring of Advertising) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/1933), as inserted by the Medicines (Advertising and Monitoring of Advertising) Amendment Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/267), in order to clarify the maximum penalty available on summary conviction of the either way offence referred to in paragraph 7.

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