SCHEDULE 8AMENDMENTS TO THE MEDICINES ACTS ETC.

PART 1Consequential amendments to the Medicines Acts 1968 and 1971

The Medicines Act 1968

67.  In section 132 (general interpretation provisions)—

(a)in subsection (1)—

(i)omit the definitions of the following expressions—

• “animal”,

• “animal feeding stuff”(1),

• “animal test certificate”,

• “the appropriate Ministers”,

• “the 1981 Directive”(2),

• “herd”,

• “medicinal test on animals”,

• “poultry”, and

• “veterinary drug”,

(ii)in the definition of “manufacture”, omit “and does not include the incorporation of the product in any animal feeding stuff”, and

(iii)after the definition of “the Marketing Authorisation Regulations” insert the following definition—

““the Ministers” shall be construed in accordance with section 1(1) of this Act;”;

(b)in subsection (2)—

(i)in paragraph (a), omit “, or of causing danger to the health of animals generally or of one or more species of animals”, and

(ii)omit paragraph (b); and

(c)in subsection (3), omit the words from “, and any reference” to the end.