# The Medicines (Pharmacy and General Sale—Exemption) (Amendment) Order 1997, Introduction: Introductory text


MEDICINES
Made 23rd May 1997
Laid before Parliament 9th June 1997
Coming into force 30th June 1997
The Secretary of State concerned with health in England, the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health and with agriculture in Wales and in Scotland, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland and the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 57(1) and (2), and 129(4) of the Medicines Act 1968 (“the Act”), and now vested in them, after consulting such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the following Order in accordance with section 129(6) of the Act, and after taking into account the advice of the Medicines Commission in accordance with section 129(7) of the Act, hereby make the following Order:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1350/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-pharmacy-and-general-saleexemption-amendment-order-1997/introduction
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