{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-products-other-than-veterinary-drugs-general-sale-list-amendment-order-1990/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/1129",
  "legislation_title": "The Medicines (Products Other Than Veterinary Drugs) (General Sale List) Amendment Order 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-products-other-than-veterinary-drugs-general-sale-list-amendment-order-1990",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MEDICINES\nMade 21st May 1990\nComing into force\nFor all purposes except those of articles 2(2)(b) and 3(2) 18th June 1990\nFor the purposes of articles 2(2)(b) and 3(2) 18th December 1990\nThe 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 powers conferred by sections 1(2), 51, 129(4) and 132(1) of the Medicines Act 1968 and now vested in them and of all other powers enabling themin that behalf, after consulting suchorganisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by this Order pursuant to section 129(6) of that Act, and after consulting and taking into account the advice of the Medicines Commission pursuant to section 129(7) of that Act, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1968 c. 67; see the meaning assigned to “the appropriate Ministers” by sections 1(2) and 132(1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "In the case of the Secretaries of State concerned with health in England and in Wales by virtue of article 2(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Transfer of Functions (Wales) Order 1969 (S.I. 1969/388); in the case of the Secretary of State concerned with agriculture in Wales by virtue of article 2(3) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/272); in the case of the Northern Ireland Departments by virtue of section 40 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36) and section 1(3) of, and paragraph 2(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Northern Ireland Act 1974 (c. 28)."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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