Statutory Instruments
2010 No. 2785
Medicines
The Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing by EEA Practitioners) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010
Made
17th November 2010
Laid before Parliament
23rd November 2010
Coming into force
20th December 2010
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing by EEA Practitioners) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 20th December 2010.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Medicines for Human Use (Prescribing by EEA Practitioners) Regulations 2008( 3 ).
Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations
2. In regulation 1 of the principal Regulations (citation, commencement and interpretation), for the definition of “controlled drug” in paragraph 2, substitute the following—
“ “controlled drug” means any substance or product for the time being specified in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 ( 4 ) or in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 ( 5 ) ; ” .
Amendment of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations
3. In regulation 7 of the principal Regulations (exemption in case of emergency sale or supply), in paragraph (1), for “paragraphs (2)(d) and (5)” substitute “paragraph (5)”.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Earl Howe
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health
17th November 2010
1972 c.68 ; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) , section 27(1)(a) and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7) , Part 1 of Schedule 1.
S.I. 2001/3998 . Schedule 1 has been amended by S.I. 2005/1653 , 2009/3136 , 2010/1144 and 1799 . Schedule 2 has been amended by S.I. 2003/1432 and 2009/3136 . Schedule 3 has been amended by S.I. 2007/2154 .
S.R. (NI) 2002 No 1 . Schedule 1 has been amended by S.R. (NI) 2005 No 360 , 2009 No 390 , 2010 Nos 148 and 247 . Schedule 2 has been amended by S.R. (NI) 2003 No 314 and 2009 No 390 . Schedule 3 has been amended by S.R. (NI) 2007 No 348 .