The Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional and Savings Provision) Regulations 2021

• Citation: S.I. 2021/610
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, interpretation and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional and Savings Provision) Regulations 2021.

(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Section 2 Provisions of the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 coming into force on 26th May 2021

The 26th May 2021 is the day appointed for the following provisions of the Act to come into force—

(a) Chapter 3 of Part 4 (enforcement) except for section 31 (civil sanctions),

(b) sections 39 and 40 (disclosure of information and offences),

(c) section 41(1) to (8) (consequential and supplementary provision).

Section 3 Transitional and savings provision

(1) For the purposes of section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 , the Medical Devices Regulations 2002 continue to be recognised as safety regulations as if subsections (1), (3), (4), (6) and (8) of section 41 of the Act had not been commenced in accordance with regulation 2(c).

(2) Paragraph (1) ceases to have effect on the commencement of section 41(9) of the Act.