New Zealand Acts

MEDICINES AMENDMENT ACT 2013

- As at 3 June 2017
- Act 141 of 2013

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   1.      Title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Principal Act amended

   PART 1 - Amendments to principal Act

   4.      Interpretation
   5.      Meaning of medicine, new medicine, prescription medicine, and restricted medicine
   6.      New section 3A inserted
   7.      New section 4 substituted
   8.      Functions, powers, and procedures of Medicines Review Committee
   9.      Sale of medicines by retail
   10.     Administering prescription medicines
   11.     Restrictions on sale or supply of new medicines
   12.     New sections 20A to 23AAB substituted
   13.     Interpretation
   14.     New sections 23D to 24AA substituted
   15.     Exemptions for pharmacists
   16.     Exemptions for veterinarians and certain registered health practitioners
   17.     Exemption for medicine required by medical practitioner
   18.     Exemption for clinical trial
   19.     Exemptions in respect of importation by the Crown
   20.     Revocation and suspension of consents
   21.     Control of established medicines
   22.     Restriction on authorised prescribers holding interest in pharmacies
   23.     Restrictions on possession of prescription medicines
   24.     New section 47A inserted
   25.     Powers of Minister to prohibit prescribing, etc
   26.     Restrictions on supply to particular persons
   27.     Statements regarding persons dependent on prescription medicines or restricted medicines
   28.     Grant of licences
   29.     Effect of licences
   30.     Offences in relation to authorised prescribers
   31.     New section 87 substituted
   32.     Right of appeal to High Court
   33.     Interpretation
   34.     Certain provisions to apply to related products as if medicines
   35.     Regulations
   36.     Regulations relating to practitioners, veterinarians, and registered midwives
   37.     New sections 105D to 105F inserted
   38.     New Schedule 3 added
   39.     Amendment relating to Legislation Act 2012

   PART 2 - Consequential amendments to other enactments, transitional provisions, and related matters

           SUBPART 1 - Amendments to Misuse of Drugs Act 1975

   40.     Amendments to Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
   41.     Interpretation
   42.     Exemptions from sections 6 and 7
   43.     Statements regarding drug dependent persons
   44.     Powers of Minister to prohibit prescribing, etc
   45.     Treatment of people dependent on controlled drugs
   46.     Section 33 substituted
   47.     Regulations

           SUBPART 2 - Amendments to, and revocation of, regulations

   48.      Amendment to Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010
   49.     Amendment to Hazardous Substances (Minimum Degrees of Hazard) Regulations 2001
   50.     Amendment to Medicines (Database of Medical Devices) Regulations 2003
   51.     Regulations revoked

           SUBPART 3 - Transitional provision

   52.     Transitional provision regarding medicines
           New Schedule 3 added