# The Medicines (Prohibition of Non-medicinal Antimicrobial Substances) Order 1977, Introduction: Introductory text


MEDICINES
Made 20th December 1977
Laid before Parliament 5th January 1978
Coming into Operation 1st February 1978
The Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health in England and in Wales, the Secretary of State concerned with health and with agriculture 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 section 62 of the Medicines Act 1968 as read with the Medicines (Extension to Antimicrobial Substances) Order 1973 and now vested in them and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consulting such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the following order, and after consulting and taking into account the advice of the Medicines Commission, hereby make the following order:—

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1977/2131/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-prohibition-of-non-medicinal-antimicrobial-substances-order-1977/introduction
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