Medicines Act 1975
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 General interpretation
3 Meaning of "medicinal product" and related expressions
Part 2 LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES RELATING TO MEDICINAL PRODUCTS
4 Licensing authority
5 General provisions as to dealing with medicinal products
6 Provisions as to manufacture and wholesale dealing
7 Exemptions for pharmacists and practitioners
8 Exemption in respect of herbal remedies
9 General exemptions
10 Register of medicinal products and import licence
11 Application for licence
12 Factors relevant to determination of application for licence
12A (Repealed)
13 Grant or refusal of licence
14 Duration and renewal of licence
15 Provisional licences
16 General power to suspend, revoke or vary licences
17 Variation of licence on application of holder
18 Clinical trials and medicinal tests on animals
19 Provision of information to licensing authority
19A (Repealed)
19B (Repealed)
19C (Repealed)
19D (Repealed)
20 Offences under this Part
21 Special defences under section 20
22 Certificates for exporters of medicinal products
Part 3 FURTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO DEALINGS WITH MEDICINAL PRODUCTS
23 General sale list
24 Sale or supply of medicinal products not on general sale list
25 Sale or supply of medicinal products on general sale list
26 Prohibition of sale of medicinal products from automatic machines
27 Exemptions for doctors, dentists and veterinary surgeons and in respect of herbal remedies
28 Power to extend or modify exemptions
29 Medicinal products on prescription only
30 Prohibition of sale, supply or import of medicinal products of specified description or of animal feeding stuffs incorporating such products
31 Adulteration of medicinal products
32 Protection of purchasers of medicinal products
33 Compliance with standards specified in monographs in certain publications
34 Further powers to regulate dealings with medicinal products
35 Offences under this Part
36 (Repealed)
37 (Repealed)
38 (Repealed)
39 (Repealed)
40 (Repealed)
41 (Repealed)
42 (Repealed)
43 (Repealed)
Part 4 CONTAINERS, PACKAGES AND IDENTIFICATION OF MEDICINAL PRODUCTS
44 Labelling and marking of containers and packages
45 Leaflets
46 Requirements as to containers
47 Distinctive colours, shapes and markings of medicinal products
48 Offences under this Part and supplementary provisions
Part 5 PROMOTION OF SALES OF MEDICINAL PRODUCTS AND MEDICAL ADVERTISEMENTS
49 Scope of this Part
50 False or misleading advertisements and representations
51 Prohibition of certain medical advertisements
52 Powers to regulate advertisements and representations
53 Power of licensing authority to require copies of advertisements
Part 6 MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
54 Application of this Act to certain articles and substances
55 Application of this Act to certain other substances which are not medicinal products
56 Rights of entry
57 Power to inspect, take samples and seize goods and documents
58 Supplementary provisions as to rights of entry and related rights
59 Seizure or detention of goods subject to prohibition or restriction
60 Forfeiture of goods seized
61 Disposal of goods forfeited
62 Restrictions on disclosure of information
63 Protection for officers
64 Contravention due to default of other person
65 Warranty as defence
66 Offences in relation to warranties
67 Offences by bodies corporate
68 Certificate of analysis
69 Presumptions
70 Service of documents
71 Jurisdiction of District and Magistrate’s Courts
72 Composition of offences
72A Fees, charges, etc., collected by licensing authority to be paid to appropriate Authority
73 Advisory committees
74 Regulations
75 Application of other written law not affected
76 Repeal and consequential amendments
77 Act not to apply to products categorised and regulated as health products under Health Products Act 2007