This Order exempts from the restrictions imposed by section 8(3) of the Medicines Act 1968 as to wholesale dealing in medicinal products except in accordance with a licence granted under the Act, the sale or offer for sale by way of wholesale dealing of medicinal products which are for sale as confectionery. The exemption applies only if certain specified conditions are satisfied. The Order also provides temporary provisions for certain periods after the coming into operation of the Order during which periods not all of the conditions so specified are required to be satisfied.