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Medicines Act 1981

Miscellaneous provisions

106: Minister may classify medicines by notice in the Gazette

You could also call this:

"The Minister can decide what type of medicine something is by putting a notice in the official government newspaper."

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The Minister can decide that a medicine is a prescription medicine, a restricted medicine, or a pharmacy-only medicine by putting a notice in the Gazette. You can think of the Gazette like an official newspaper where the government publishes important announcements. If the Minister puts a notice in the Gazette, it can override some rules made under section 105(1)(j) if they are inconsistent with the notice. The notice will stay in force for six months, unless the Minister cancels it sooner. You can find out more about how these notices are published by looking at Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 8Miscellaneous provisions

106Minister may classify medicines by notice in the Gazette

  1. The Minister may, by notice, declare any medicine to be a prescription medicine or a restricted medicine or a pharmacy-only medicine.

  2. To the extent that any such notice is inconsistent with any provisions of any regulations made under section 105(1)(j), those provisions shall cease to have effect while the notice remains in force.

  3. Every notice given under this section shall, unless sooner revoked by the Minister, remain in force for a period of 6 months commencing with the date on which it comes into force, and shall then cease to have effect.

  4. A notice under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Notes
  • Section 106(1): amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
  • Section 106(4): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).