Explanatory note

This Order amends the Medicines (Pharmacy and General Sale—Exemption) Order 1980 (“the principal Order”) which provides for exemptions to sections 52 and 53 of the Medicines Act 1968 (restrictions on the sale or supply of medicinal products).

Article 3 amends Part III of Schedule 3 to the principal Order by adding registered dietitians, occupational therapists, orthotists and prosthetists and language and speech therapists to the list of classes of individuals who can supply medicinal products under a Patient Group Direction.

A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business is available from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, Information Centre, Room 10-202 Market Towers, 1 Nine Elms Lane, London SW8 5NQ and a copy has been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.