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.