The Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/1831
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 18th August 1997.

(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1980 .

(3) In these Regulations, a reference to a numbered regulation or a numbered Schedule is a reference to the regulation in or Schedule to the principal Regulations bearing that number.

Section 2 Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 1(2)(a) (citation, commencement and interpretation), the definition of “register” shall be deleted.

Section 3 Amendment of regulation 6 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 6 (pharmacy records),—

(1) in paragraph (1)(a) there shall be substituted for the word “register”, the words “written or computerised record”; and

(2) in paragraphs (3)(a) and (4)(a) there shall be substituted for the word “register”, the word “record”.

Section 4 Amendment of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations

In Schedule 2 (particulars in pharmacy records), in paragraph 2(a)(ii) there shall be substituted for the word “register”, the word “record”.

Section 5 Revocation of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations

Regulation 7 (record keeping in respect of certain veterinary drugs) shall be revoked.

Section 6 Amendment of regulation 9 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 9 (offences), there shall be substituted for the words “regulations 3, 4, 6 or 7” the words “regulations 3, 4 or 6”.