# The Medicines (Surgical Materials) Order 1971, Paragraph 3


Any absorbent or protective material manufactured, sold, supplied, imported or exported wholly or partly for use in surgical operations upon the human body and capable of being absorbed by body tissues.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1971/1267/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-surgical-materials-order-1971/schedule/paragraph-3
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