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GOVERNMENT GAZElTE. 17 JANUA RY :tltl.'
MEDICINES AND RELATED SUBSTANCES
AMENDMENT ACT. 2002
the substitution for subsection ( I) of the following subsection:
"( I ) Any person aggrieved by a deeision of the [Director-General or
the] council[, as the case may be.] may, within the prescribed period, in
the prescri bed manner and upon payment of the prescri bed fee, appeal
against such decision to an appeal committee appointed by the Minister
for the purposes of the appeal concerned. " ;
the substitution for paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of the following paragmph:
"(a) the chairperson shall be Is person] appoi nted on account of hi s or
her knowledge of the law {\\ith at least 10 years experience
thereof1:":
the substitution for subsection (3) of the following subsection:
"(3) The appeal committee may after hearing the appeal(a) confirm. set aside or vary the decision of the [Director-Gener a l or]
the council: and
(b ) direct the [Director-General or the} counci ll. as the case may be.l
to execute the decision of the appeal committee.":
(he substitution for subsection (4) of the following subsection:
"(4) The decision of the appeal committee shall be in writing and a
copy thereof shall be furni shed to the appellant as well as 10 the
(Director-Gener al or the] councill. as the case may bel, ";
the substitution for subsection (6) of the following subsection:
" (6) An)' person aggrieved by the decision of the Director-General may
within the prescribed period and in the prescribed manner. make written
representations with regard to such decision to the Minister'-'; and
the addition of the follow ing subsection:
"(7) The Minister shall. after considering representations made in
terms of subsection (6), confirm. set aside or vary the decision of the
Director-General. ...
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Substitution of section 25 of Act 101 of 1965, as substituted by section 32 of Ad 88
of 1996
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10. The following section is substituted for section 25 of the principal Act:
" Privileges of council and committees
25_ The council or a committee appointed under [subsection (I ) of
section 9] section 9( I). 22G( I) or 24( I) or any memhcr of the councilor of
any such committee shall nol be liable in respect of anything done in good 35
faith under this Act. .. .
Amendment of section 28 of Act 101 of 1965, as a mended by set::tion 26 of Act 65 of
1974, section 12 of Act 17 of 1979 and section 16 of Act 90 of 1997
n . Section 28 of thc principal Act is amended by(a)
the substitution for subsection ( 1) of the following subsection:
" I An ins tor ma • at all reasonable times(a) enter upon(i) any place or premises from which(aa) a person authorized under this Act to compound or
dispense medicines or scheduled substances:
(bb) the holder of a licence as contemplated in section
22C( 1)(b);
(cc) the holder of a certificate of registration of a medicine.
conducts business;
(ii) any place. premises. vessel or aircraft if he or she suspectS on
reasonable grounds that an offence in terms of this Act has
been or is being committed thereon or therein or that an
attempt has been made or is being made to commit such an
offence thereon or therein; or
(ii i) any pri,'ate dwelling, wilh the consent of the occupier or under
the authority of a warrant issued in terms of subsect ion (5) or
without a warrant in terms of subsection (6):
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