The Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional and Savings Provision) Regulations 2021

These Regulations commence certain provisions of the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 (‘the Act’) on 26th May 2021. Regulation 2 brings the whole of Chapter 3 of Part 4 of the Act (enforcement), apart from section 31 (civil sanctions), into force, along with sections 39 and 40 (disclosure of information) and subsections (1) to (8) of section 41. Regulation 3 preserves the application of the offence in section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 to medical devices until such time as subsection (9) of section 41 is brought into force along with Schedule 3 to the Act. Part 1 of Schedule 3 inserts a new offence into the Medical Devices Regulations 2002, which will replace the section 12 offence.