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GOVERr; M ENTGAZETT£. 11 JANUA RY W03
No. 24219
.Act No. 59, 2002
MEDICINES AND RELATED SUBSTANCES
AMENDMENT ACT, 2002
GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTE:
Words in bold type in square brackets indicate omissions from
existing enactments.
Words underlined with a solid line indicate insertions in
existing enactments.
(English lexl signed by the Presiderrl. J
(A ssented 10 30 December 2002.)
ACT
To amend the Medicines and Related Substances ACI, 1965, so as 10 provide for
some definitions; to pro\'ide for the appointment of oneor more Deputy RegistraT5;
to provide for a term of office of members of the Pricing Committee; to provide for
the delay of the coming into operation of provisions requiring a licence before a
person can compound and dispense or manufacture medicines, or act as a
wholesaler or distributor; to provide for appeals against the decisions of the
Direelor-General and the council; to provide for regulations relating to the
marketing of medicines: and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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E IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. as
follows:-
Amendment of section 1 of Act 101 of 1965, as amended by section 1 of Act 65 of
1974, section 1 of Act 17 of 1979, s«tion 1 of Act 20 of 1981, section I of Act 94 of
1991 and section I of Act 90 of 1997
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I, Section 1 of the Medicines and Related Substances Act. 1965 (hereinafter referred
to as the pri ncipal Act), is amended by(oJ the insertion in subsection (1 ) after the definition of " label" of the following
defini tion:
"' magistrate' means a magistrate as defined in section I of the 10
Magistrates Act. 1993 (Act No. 90 of 1993). and includes an additional
magistrate and an assistant magistrate:"; and
(b) the substitution in subsection (1) for the defi nition of " practitioner" of the
fo llowing defin ition:
" ' practitioner' means a person registered as such under the (C hiropr3c- 15
tors, Homeopaths and} All ied Health [Servicel Professions Act. 1982
(Act No. 63 of 1982):".
Amendment of s«tion 6 of Act 101 of 1965, as amended by section 5 of Act 6S of
1974, sttlion 3 of Act 17 of 1979, stttion 46 of Act 97 of 1986, section 4 of Act 94 of
1991 and section S of Act 90 of 1997
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2, Section 6 of the principal Act is amended by(0) the deletion of paragraph (b) of subsection (2); and
(b) the substitution for subsection (3) of the followi ng subsection: