The Medicines (Specified Articles and Substances) Order 1976

Article 2

SCHEDULE 2

PART I Provisions of the Act applied to the specified articles and substances

1. In Part I (Administration)	all sections.
2. In Part II (Licences)	sections 6 to 8; section 13; section 15(1) and (2); sections 16 to 24 other than section 19(7); sections 28 to 31; sections 35 and 36; section 37(1) to (3); sections 38 and 39; sections 43 to 47; section 50.
3. In Part III (Dealings)	section 58(1), 2(b), (4) to (6); section 59; sections 62 to 67.
4. In Part V (Containers and Packages)	all sections other than section 90.
5. In Part VI (Promotion of Sales)	all sections.
6. In Part VIII (Miscellaneous)	all sections other than sections 104, 105 and 117.

PART II Exceptions to and modifications of the provisions of the Act applied to the specified articles and substances

1.  Section 16(1) shall have effect in relation to any of the articles or substances described in Schedule 1 to this order where an order under that subsection is made which relates specifically to those articles or substances or to any class of those articles or substances and which specifies in relation to those articles or substances or classes one or more days and any reference in the Act to “the first appointed day” in any provisions of the Act which by virtue of Article 2 above are to have effect in relation to any of those articles or substances shall, in their application to them, be construed as referring to the day or days specified by virtue of this paragraph.

2.  Section 17 shall have effect in relation to any of the articles or substances described in Schedule 1 to this order where any order under that section is made which relates specifically to those articles or substances or to any class of those articles or substances and which appoints in relation to those articles or substances or classes one or more days subsequent to the day or days specified by virtue of paragraph 1 above for the purposes of subsections (2) to (5) of section 16.

3.  After section 19(2) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(2A) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the licensing authority shall leave out of account considerations of efficacy and quality (as mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c) of that subsection) if satisfied that in the circumstances it is reasonable to do so.”.

4.  In section 23(4) for the words “If by virtue of an order” to the words “the order” there shall be substituted the words “An order made under section 15 of this Act”.

5.  Section 37(3) shall have effect in relation to any of the articles or substances described in Schedule 1 to this order where an order under that subsection is made which relates specifically to those articles or substances and which appoints a day in relation to them for the purposes of section 37.

6.  Section 96 shall not have effect in relation to any article or substance described in Schedule 1 to this order in respect of which the restrictions imposed by section 7 of the Act do not apply.

7.  After section 58(1)(c) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“and (d) other suitably qualified persons,”.

8.  In section 130(8), in relation to the articles described in paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 1 to this order, the word “pharmaceutical” shall be omitted.

9.  In section 130(9), in relation to the substances described in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to this order, the definition of “administer” shall be construed as extending to include the application of such substances to contact lenses or blanks.