1980 No. 1467
The Medicines (Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Devices) (Termination of Transitional Exemptions) Order 1980
Made
The Secretary of State concerned with health in England, the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health and with agriculture in Wales and in Scotland, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland and the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, acting jointly in exercise of powers conferred by section 17 of the Medicines Act 19681 and now vested in them2 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consulting such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interest likely to be substantially affected by the following order, hereby make the following order:—
Citation and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Medicines (Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Devices) (Termination of Transitional Exemptions) Order 1980.
2
In this Order—
“intra-uterine contraceptive device” means any instrument, apparatus or appliance for use by being inserted in the uterus of a human being for the purpose of contraception.
Termination of transitional exemptions from licences2
The 31st October 1980 shall be the day appointed for the purposes of subsections (2) to (5) of section 16 of the Medicines Act 1968 (transitional exemptions) as being the day upon which those subsections shall cease to have effect in relation to anything done on or after that day in so far as it relates to an intra-uterine contraceptive device.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales.
In witness whereof the official seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 2nd October 1980.
Sealed with the official seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland this 30th day of September 1980.
Sealed with the official seal of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland this 30th day of September 1980.