Book Description

Enabling power: European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, s. 8 (1), sch. 4, para. 7 (2), sch. 7, para. 21. Issued: 04.02.2019. Sifted: -. Made: -. Laid: -. Coming into force: In accord. with reg. 1. Effect: S.I. 2002/618 amended. Territorial extent & classification: E/W/S/NI. For approval by resolution of each House of Parliament. EC note: Part 1 of these regs amends the existing Medical Devices Regulations 2002 ('the 2002 Regulations') which implemented three European Union Directives which aimed to ensure the safety and quality of general medical devices, active implantable medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices ('the three Directives'). Part I also makes certain transitional and savings provisions and amends EU tertiary legislation which relates to the regime implemented by the 2002 Regulations and revokes certain tertiary legislation along with the two EU Regulations insofar as they are retained EU law. Parts 2 and 3 restate (by inserting restated new provisions into the 2002 Regulations) the provisions of two EU Regulations: Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices and Regulation (EU) 2017/746 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (the two EU Regulations). Rights, powers, liabilities, obligations restrictions, remedies and procedures contained in the two Regulations were retained by virtue Section 4 of the Withdrawal Act and limited provisions were retained by virtue of section 3 of that Act