SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3The Agency’s functions under other enactments

Part IIIOther functions

Medicines Act 1968 (c. 67)

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1

The Medicines Act 1968 shall be amended as follows.

2

In section 4 (establishment of committees), after subsection (5) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

5A

Where a committee is established under this section for purposes including the consideration of veterinary products as defined in section 29(2) of the Food Standards Act 1999, one member of the committee shall be appointed by the Ministers establishing the committee on the nomination of the Food Standards Agency.

3

In section 129 (orders and regulations), after subsection (6) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

6A

The organisations to be consulted under subsection (6) of this section include, where any provisions of the regulations or order apply to veterinary products as defined in section 29(2) of the Food Standards Act 1999, the Food Standards Agency.