Article 2 Amendment of article 1 of the Prescription Only Medicines Order

In article 1(2)(a) of the Prescription Only Medicines Order (interpretation), the following definition is inserted after the definition of “occupational health scheme”:–

• ““offshore installation” means an offshore installation within the meaning of the Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971^f1 which is within–

  1. (a)

     tidal waters and parts of the sea in or adjacent to Great Britain up to the seaward limit of territorial waters;

  2. (b)

     waters in any area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964^f2;”.