Statutory Instruments
1989 No. 1852
MEDICINES
The Medicines (Prescription Only, Pharmacy and General Sale) Amendment Order 1989
Made
9th October 1989
Laid before Parliament
11th October 1989
Coming into force
1st November 1989
The Secretary of State concerned with health in England, the Secretaries of State concerned with health and with agriculture in Wales and in Scotland, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland and the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, acting jointly, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 1, 57(1) and (2), 58(1), (4)(a) and (5), 129(4) and 132(1) of the Medicines Act 1968(1) and now vested in them(2), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consulting in accordance with section 129(6) of that Act such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by this Order, after consulting the Medicines Commission in accordance with section 58(6) of that Act so far as this Order is made under section 58 of that Act and after taking into account the advice of the Medicines Commission in accordance with section 129(7) of that Act, hereby make the following Order:–
1968 c. 67;see the meaning assigned to “the appropriate Ministers” by sections 1 and 132(1).
In the case of the Secretaries of State concerned with health in England and in Wales by virtue of article 2(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Transfer of Functions (Wales) Order 1969 (S.I. 1969/388); in the case of the Secretary of State concerned with agriculture in Wales by virtue of article 2(3) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/272); in the case of the Northern Ireland Departments by virtue of section 40 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), and section 1(3) of, and paragraph 2(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Northern Ireland Act 1974 (c. 28).