# The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2001, Introduction: Introductory text


MEDICINES
Made 9th December 2001
Laid before Parliament 10th December 2001
Coming into force 31st December 2001
As respects England, Scotland and Wales, the Secretary of State concerned with health in England, and, as respects Northern Ireland, the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 58(1), (4) and (5), 59 and 129(4) of the Medicines Act 1968 or, as the case may be, the powers conferred by those provisions and now vested in them, and of 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 this Order, pursuant to section 129(6) of that Act, and after taking into account the advice of the Committee on Safety of Medicines and the Medicines Commission pursuant to section 129(7) of that Act, hereby make the following Order:—

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3942/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prescription-only-medicines-human-use-amendment-no-2-order-2001/introduction
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