The Medicines (Fees Relating to Medicinal Products for Human Use) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1990

• Citation: S.I. 1990/2326
• Sections: 8

Section 1 Citation, interpretation and commencement

These Regulations which may be cited as the Medicines (Fees Relating to Medicinal Products for Human Use) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1990, amend the Medicines (Fees Relating to Medicinal Products for Human Use) Regulations 1989 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Regulations”) and shall come into force for all purposes except those of regulations 3 and 8 on 18th December 1990 and for the purposes of regulations 3 and 8 on 1st January 1991.

Section 2 Amendment of principal Regulations

For each amount specified in column (3) of the Schedule to these Regulations, where it appears in the provision of the principal Regulations specified in relation to it in column (1) of that Schedule (the subject matter of which is indicated in column (2) of that Schedule), there is substituted the amount specified in relation to it in column (4) of that Schedule.

Section 3 Revocation of regulation 1(3) of the principal Regulations

Regulation 1(3) of the principal Regulations (exemption for National Health Service authorities) is hereby revoked.

Section 4 Amendment of Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations

In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (fees for applications, variations and renewals of licences), in paragraph 1 in Part I (interpretation), after the definition of “product licence (parallel import)”, there shall be inserted the following—

“qualified person” means the person named in the licence as being the person who is to carry out the functions specified in paragraph 16(3) of Schedule 2 to the Medicines (Standard Provisions for Licences and Certificates) Regulations 1971 in relation to a manufacturer’s licence or paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to those Regulations in relation to a wholesale dealer’s licence;

Section 5 Amendment of Part III of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations

(1) In paragraph 2 of Part III of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (variations of manufacturers' licences), for the words “paragraph 4” there shall be substituted the words “paragraphs 4A and 5”.

(2) In paragraph 3 of Part III of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (variations of wholesale dealers' licences), for the words “paragraph 4” there shall be substituted the words “paragraphs 4B and 5”.

(3) For paragraph 4 of Part III of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (fees for applications for variations of licences) there shall be substituted the following—

Other variations to Product Licences

(4) The fee payable under regulation 6(a) of these Regulations in connection with an application for variation of a product licence shall be £100 in respect of each variation applied for which falls within one of the following paragraphs—

(a) a change of either or both of the name and the address of the holder of the licence;

(b) a change of either or both of the name and the address of a manufacturer, assembler, storer or distributor named in the licence where the change has been occasioned by the taking over of an existing business, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise and any change of address does not involve a change of the site of manufacture, assembly or storage or from which distribution takes place;

(c) the removal from the licence of details of one or more sites of manufacture, assembly or storage or from which distribution takes place;

(d) the removal from the licence of details of any of the activities to which the licence relates;

(e) the removal from the licence of details of any of the indications authorised for administration of the medicinal product;

(f) in relation to a product licence (parallel import), the removal from the licence of details of any of the medicinal products which the holder of the licence is authorised to import.

Other variations to Manufacturers' Licences

(4A) The fee payable under regulation 6(a) of these Regulations in connection with an application for variation of a manufacturer’s licence shall be £100 in respect of each variation applied for which falls within one of the following paragraphs—

(a) a change of either or both of the name and the address of the holder of the licence where any change of address does not involve a change of the site of manufacture, assembly or storage or from which distribution takes place;

(b) a change of either or both of the name and the address of an assembler, storer or distributor named in the licence where the change has been occasioned by the taking over of an existing business, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise, and any change of address does not involve a change of the site of manufacture, assembly or storage or from which distribution takes place;

(c) the removal from the licence of details of one or more sites of manufacture, assembly or storage or from which distribution takes place;

(d) the removal from the licence of details of one or more persons named as a qualified person, as the person to be in charge of quality control or as the production manager;

(e) the removal from the licence of details of a medicinal product or range of medicinal products which the holder of the licence is authorised to manufacture;

(f) the removal from the licence of details of one or more manufacturing or assembly operations specified in the licence as an operation which the holder of the licence is authorised to carry out.

Other variations to Wholesale Dealers' Licences

(4B) The fee payable under regulation 6(a) of these Regulations in connection with an application for variation of a wholesale dealer’s licence shall be £100 in respect of each variation applied for which falls within one of the following paragraphs—

(a) a change of either or both of the name and the address of the holder of the licence where any change of address does not involve a change of the site of wholesale dealing or storage or from which distribution takes place;

(b) a change of either or both of the name and the address of a storer or distributor named in the licence where the change has been occasioned by the taking over of an existing business, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise and any change of address does not involve a change of the site of wholesale dealing or storage or from which distribution takes place;

(c) the removal from the licence of details of one or more sites of wholesale dealing or storage or from which distribution takes place;

(d) the removal from the licence of details of one or more persons named as a qualified person;

(e) the removal from the licence of details of any medicinal product or range of medicinal products which the holder of the licence is authorised to sell or offer for sale by way of wholesale dealing.

Section 6 Amendment of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations

In Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (fees for inspections)—

(a) in paragraph 1(1)—

(i) in the definition of “major inspection”, after the words “60 or more” there shall be inserted the words “, but fewer than 250,”;

(ii) after the definition of “standard inspection”, there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“supersite inspection” means an inspection at a site at which 250 or more relevant persons are employed.

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) after sub-paragraph (a)(iii), there shall be inserted the following—

(iv) in respect of a supersite inspection, £10,200.

(ii) after sub-paragraph (b)(iii), there shall be inserted the following—

(iv) in respect of a supersite inspection, £17,000.

(iii) after sub-paragraph (c)(iii), there shall be inserted the following—

(iv) in respect of a supersite inspection, £6,800.

Section 7 Amendment of Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations

In paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (waiver, reduction or refund of fees)—

(a) after the words “wholesale dealer’s licence” there shall be inserted the words “or for a variation or for a renewal of a manufacturer’s or a wholesale dealer’s licence”; and

(b) for the words “regulation 3(a)” there shall be substituted the words “regulations 3(a), 6 or 10”.

Section 8 Transitional Provision

Notwithstanding regulation 15(1) of the principal Regulations, where an application for the grant, variation or renewal of a licence or certificate under Part II of the Medicines Act 1968 is made before 1st April 1991 by an authority constituted under the National Health Service Act 1977 , the National Health Service (Scotland) Act or by a National Health Service trust , the fee payable in accordance with the other provisions of the principal Regulations in connection with the application shall be payable on 1st April 1991 and not at the time of the application.