The Human Medicines Regulations 2012

18.—(1) Section 108(1) (enforcement in England and Wales) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2)—

(a) in paragraph (a) for the words from “sections 64” to “and 89(2)” substitute “section 64 and sections 87(2) and 88(3)”;

(b) omit paragraphs (b) and (c); and

(c) in the words following those paragraphs—

(i) for “the Pharmaceutical Society” substitute “the General Pharmaceutical Council”,

(ii) for “the Society” substitute “the Council”,

(iii) for “that Society” substitute “that Council”

(iv) for “paragraphs (a) and (b)” substitute “paragraph (a)”,

(v) for “those paragraphs” substitute “that paragraph”, and

(vi) omit the words from “, and the provisions” to the end of the subsection.

(3) Omit subsections (3) to (5).

(4) In subsection (6)—

(a) for “the Pharmaceutical Society” substitute “the General Pharmaceutical Council”;

(b) omit paragraph (a); and

(c) in paragraph (b) omit “or section 61”.

(5) In subsections (6A) and (6B) for “the Pharmaceutical Society” substitute “the General Pharmaceutical Council”.

(6) Omit subsection (7).

(7) In subsection (9) for “(7)” substitute “ (6D)”.

(8) In subsection (10)—

(i) for “the Pharmaceutical Society” substitute “the General Pharmaceutical Council”, and

(ii) for the words from “or any” to “that duty” substitute “has in relation to any matter failed to perform a duty imposed on it by subsections (6A) or (6B) to enforce any provisions mentioned in those subsections”.

(9) In subsection (12) for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—

“(a) in relation to an area in England other than the City of London, the council of a non-metropolitan county, metropolitan district or London borough;

(b) in relation to the City of London (including the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple), the Common Council of the City of London; and

(c) in relation to an area in Wales, the council of a county or county borough.”.

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Section 108(2) was amended and 108(12) inserted by paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990, section 108(6A) to (6D) was inserted and section 108(9) and (10) amended by section 31(1) of the Health Act 2006, section 108(9) was amended by paragraph 56(c), section 108(10) by paragraph 56(d) and section 108(11) by paragraph 56(e) of Part 1 of Schedule 8 to S.I. 2006/2407, and section . 108(12) was amended by paragraph 33 of Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994.