Introductory text
MEDICINES
Made 17th July 2000
Laid before Parliament 19th July 2000
Coming into force 9th August 2000
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 upon them by sections 58(1), (4) and (5) and 129(4) of the Medicines Act 1968f1 or, as the case may be, those conferred by the said provisions and now vested in themf2, 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 consulting and taking into account the advice of the Committee on Safety of Medicines pursuant to sections 58(6) and 129(7) of that Act, and after taking into account the advice of the Medicines Commission pursuant to section 129(7) of that Act, hereby make the following Order:—
Annotations
Footnotes
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1968 c. 67; the expressions “the appropriate Ministers” and “the Health Ministers” are defined in section 1 of that Act as amended by article 2(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, S.I.1969/388.
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In the case of the Secretary of State concerned with health in England, by virtue of article 2(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, S.I. 1969/388, and articles 2(1) and 5 of, and paragraph 1(1) of the Schedule to, S.I. 1999/3142; and in the case of the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, by virtue of section 95(5) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 12 to, the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47).