Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 9:
In page 4, line 10, to delete “as appropriate.”.” and substitute the following:

and
(c) by the insertion of the following subsection:

“(2) In this section (other than paragraph (g) of subsection (1))—
'medicinal product for human use' means—

(a) any substance or combination of substances having or purporting to have properties for treating or preventing disease in human beings,
or
(b) any substance or combination of substances which may be used on or be administered to human beings with a view either to restoring, correcting or modifying physiological functions by exerting a pharmacological, immunological or metabolic action, or to making a medical diagnosis;

'substance' means any matter of—

(a) human origin (including human blood and human blood products),
(b) animal origin (including micro-organisms, whole animals, parts of organs, animal secretions, toxins, extracts and blood products),
(c) vegetable origin (including micro-organisms, plants, parts of plants, vegetable secretions and extracts), or
(d) chemical origin (including elements, naturally occurring chemical materials and chemical products obtained by chemical change or synthesis);

'veterinary medicinal product' means—

(a) any substance or combination of substances having or purporting to have properties for treating or preventing disease in animals, or
(b) any substance or combination of substances which may be used on or be administered to animals with a view either to restoring, correcting or modifying physiological functions by exerting a pharmacological, immunological or metabolic action, or to making a medical diagnosis.".

(2) Section 42 of the Act of 1992 as it stood immediately before the passing of this section shall be referred to as subsection (1) of the said section 42 and, accordingly, references in any enactment passed before the passing of this Act to section 42 of the Act of 1992 shall be construed as references to subsection (1) of section 42 of that Act.".