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1.—(1) This order may be cited as the Medicines (Contact Lens Fluids and Other Substances) (Exemption from Licences) Order 1979 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1980.
(2) In this order, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the Act” means
“contact lens” means
“contact lens substance” means
“exemption” means
“optician” means
(3) In this order, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article of this order bearing that number and a reference in a paragraph of an Article of this order to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph of the Article bearing that number.
2.—(1) Subject to the provisions of Article 3, the restrictions on assembly imposed by section 8(2) of the Act (licences for manufacture or assembly) shall not apply to the assembly of a contact lens substance by a doctor, pharmacist or optician where the assembly consists only of labelling the container in which the substance is sold or supplied, before the substance is sold or supplied in it, and the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are fulfilled.
(2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are that—
(a)the contact lens substance is to be sold or supplied by the doctor, pharmacist or optician who labels it in circumstances where he sells or supplies it for use by or on behalf of a particular person after being requested by or on behalf of that person in that person's presence to use his own judgment as to what substance is appropriate for the purpose for which it is required, and
(b)the doctor, pharmacist or optician who intends to carry out the assembly has given notice in writing to the licensing authority of his intention of labelling the containers of contact lens substances and has included in such notice particulars of—
(i)his name and address,
(ii)his professional qualifications,
(iii)the date from which he intends to commence such labelling, and
(iv)the premises at which such labelling will be carried out by him.
3.—(1) An exemption shall have effect from the date of the giving of a notice in accordance with Article 2(2)(b) and shall continue unless and until terminated by the licensing authority under the provisions of paragraph (2).
(2) The licensing authority may terminate an exemption either wholly or so far as it relates to one or more descriptions or classes of contact lens substances, by giving notice in writing to the doctor, pharmacist or optician concerned where—
(a)it appears to the licensing authority at any time on grounds of safety that that exemption should cease to have effect; or
(b)that doctor, pharmacist or optician has been requested in writing by the licensing authority to inform them in writing which descriptions or classes of contact lens substances he has assembled under an exemption and has failed so to inform them within 21 days of the date of such request or within such further time as the licensing authority may in a particular case allow.
(3) The date from which an exemption terminated by a notice under paragraph (2) shall cease to have effect shall be the date on which such notice is given or such later date as may be specified in the notice.
4. In Article 1(2) of the Medicines (Exemption from Licences) (Special and Transitional Cases) Order 1971(1) in the definition of “medicinal product” for the words “paragraph 3” there shall be substituted the words “paragraphs 2 and 3”.
5. In Article 1(2) of the Medicines (Exemption from Licences) (Wholesale Dealing) Order 1972(2) in the definition of “medicinal product” for the words “paragraph 3” there shall be substituted the words “paragraphs 2 and 3”.
6. In Article 1(2) of the Medicines (Exemption from Licences) (Special Cases and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1972(3) in the definition of “medicinal product” for the words “paragraph 3” there shall be substituted the words “paragraphs 2 and 3”.
Patrick Jenkin
Secretary of State for Social Services
26th November 1979
Nicholas Edwards
Secretary of State for Wales
28th November 1979
George Younger
Secretary of State for Scotland
29th November 1979
In witness whereof the official seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 30th November 1979.
L.S.
Peter Walker
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Sealed with the official seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland this 28th day of November 1979.
L.S.
N. Dugdale
Permanent Secretary
Sealed with the official seal of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland this 3rd day of December 1979.
L.S.
J.A. Young
Permanent Secretary
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