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Act No.. 59, 2002
GOVER!'IiMENT GAZETTE. 17 JANUARY y(),1
MEDICINES AND RE1..ATED SUBSTANCES
AMENDMENT ACT, 200l
cooncil: to provide that a member of the councilor committee sha ll
declare his or her commercial inlerest related to the pharmaceutical or
heallh care industry: to provide that the appointment of members of
the executh'e committee is subj«t to the approval of the Minister; to
provide for the control of medicines and scheduled substances and
medical duittS: to make further provision for the prohibition on the
sale of medicines which are subject to registration and are not
rtgislered: 10 provide for procedures that will expedite the registration
of essential medicines. and for the re-evaluatJon of all medicines after
five years: to provide for measures for the supply of more aWordable
medicines in certain cin:umstanus; to provide thai labels be appro\'td
by the council; to prohibit sampling and bonusing of medicines; 10
provide for the licensing of certain persons to compound, dispense or
ma nufacture medicines and medical devices and also to act as
wholesalers or distributors; to provide for the generic substitution of
medicines: to provide for the establishment of a pricing commillee: to
regulate the pun:hase and sale or medicines by manufacturers,
distributors, wholesalers. pharmacists and persons licensed to dispense
medicines: to make new provisions for appeals against decisions of the
Dirtttor-General or the council; to provide that the council may
acquire and appropriate funds ; to regulate the Minister's power to
make regulations; to provide for the rationalitation of ctrtain laws
relating to medicines and related substances that hne remained in
force in various territories on the national territory of the Republic by
virtue or item 2 of Schedule 6 to the Constitution of the Republic or
South Africa, J996; and to provide for matters connected therewith,'· .
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Repeal of Act 132 of 1998
14. The Soulh Afncan Medicines and Medical Devices Regulatory AUlhority Act.
1998 (Act No. 132 of 1998). is rt'pealed.
Short title and commencement
IS. This Act is called the Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Act, 2002,
:lnd shall come into operation on a dale to be delennined by the Presidenl by
proclamalion in the Ga:etle,
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