SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 34Amendments to existing law

PART 1The Medicines Acts 1968 and 1971

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In section 58 M1 (medicinal products on prescription only)—

a

in subsection (1) for the words from the first occurrence of “for the purposes” to the end of the subsection substitute “ as prescription only medicines ”;

b

omit subsections (1A), (2) and (3);

c

in the opening words of subsection (4) for “the last preceding subsection” substitute “ regulation 223(1) of the 2012 Regulations ”;

d

in subsection (4)(a)—

i

for “paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section, or both those paragraphs,” substitute “ regulation 214(1) or (2) of the 2012 Regulations ”, and

ii

for the words from “or, where” to “of this section” substitute “ or, in the case of an appropriate practitioner, other than a doctor or dentist, ”;

e

in subsection (4)(b) for “paragraph (a) of that subsection” substitute “ regulation 214(1) of the 2012 Regulations ”;

f

in subsection (4A) for “a person who is an appropriate practitioner by virtue of subsection (1)(d) or (e)” substitute “ an appropriate practitioner, other than a doctor or dentist ”;

g

in subsection (4C) for “subsection (2)(a) or (b) of this section” substitute “ regulation 214(1) or (2) of the 2012 Regulations ”; and

h

after subsection (6) insert—

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In subsection (6) “the appropriate committee” means whichever the Ministers consider appropriate of—

a

the Commission; or

b

an expert committee appointed by the Ministers, or by one of them acting alone.