2 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. B 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 5 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 20 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: