Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006
PART 3 Amendment of Irish Medicines Board Act 1995 | ||
Amendment of section 1 of Irish Medicines Board Act 1995 (interpretation). |
10.— Section 1 (1) of the Irish Medicines Board Act 1995 is amended— | |
(a) by inserting the following before the definition of “the Board”: | ||
“ ‘ administer ’, in relation to a medicinal product (and whether or not the product has been dissolved or dispersed in, or diluted or mixed with, any other substance), means to administer the product to a natural person— | ||
(a) orally, | ||
(b) by injection or other introduction into the body of the person, or | ||
(c) by external application, | ||
and whether or not by direct contact with the body of the person;”; | ||
(b) by inserting the following after the definition of “cosmetic product”: | ||
“ ‘ drug precursor ’ means a scheduled substance as defined in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 111/2005 of 22 December 2004 1 ;”; | ||
(c) by substituting the following for the definition of “medicinal product”: | ||
“ ‘ medical device ’ means a medical device which falls within any of the definitions of ‘medical device’ in— | ||
(a) Article 1 of Council Directive 90/385/EEC of 20 June 1990 2 , | ||
(b) Article 1 of Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 3 , or | ||
‘ medicinal product ’ has the meaning assigned to it by Directive 2001/83/EC of 6 November 2001 5 , as amended from time to time;”; | ||
(d) by inserting the following after the definition of “the Minister”: | ||
“ ‘ premises ’ includes any aircraft, hovercraft, ship, stall or vehicle;”; | ||
(e) in the definition of “recognised trade unions and staff associations”, by substituting “Board;” for “Board.”; and | ||
(f) by adding the following after the definition of “recognised trade unions and staff associations”: | ||
“ ‘ registered dentist ’ means a person registered in the register established under the Dentists Act 1985 ; | ||
‘ registered medical practitioner ’ means a person registered in the General Register of Medical Practitioners established under the Medical Practitioners Act 1978 ; | ||
‘ registered nurse ’ means a person whose name is entered in the register of nurses maintained under section 27 of the Nurses Act 1985 ; | ||
‘ veterinary medicinal product ’ has the meaning assigned to it by Directive 2001/82/EC of 6 November 2001 6 , as amended from time to time.”. | ||