Drugs and medicines

715 criminal offences created by 78 statutory instruments.

The instruments that create most of them

• The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2011 (revoked) 78 offences
• The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2009 (revoked) 75 offences
• The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2008 74 offences
• The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2007 70 offences
• The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 65 offences
• The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2006 50 offences
• The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005 44 offences
• The Medicines (Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products for Human Use) Regulations 2005 23 offences
• The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2013 15 offences
• The Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007 (revoked) 14 offences
• Medicines (Homoeopathic Medicinal Products for Human Use) Amendment Regulations 2005 14 offences
• The Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations Etc.) Regulations 1994 14 offences
• The Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations Etc.) Amendment Regulations 2008… 10 offences
• The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 10 offences
• The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 8 offences
• The Pharmacy Order 2010 8 offences
• The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2019 7 offences
• The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 7 offences
• The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2019 7 offences
• The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 7 offences
• The Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 6 offences
• The Medicines for Human Use (Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products and Miscellaneous… 6 offences
• Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 6 offences
• The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 5 offences

Offences

• Effect of Part II on common law and other statutory provisions article 6(3) · Revoked, but still prosecutable · Mixed — some elements strict, some not
• Power of registrar to require information article 10(3) · In force · Strict liability
• Power of registrar to require information article 10(5) · In force · Strict liability
• If a person to whom a certificate of registration has been issued ceases to be registered as a pharmaceutical chemist,… article 14(3) · In force · Strict liability
• Where a person is convicted under paragraph (3) in respect of a failure to transmit a certificate and the failure… article 14(4) · In force · Strict liability
• Penalty for falsification of registers article 16 · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Pharmacy Inspectors article 24(4) · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Any sponsor who sells or supplies, or procures the sale or supply of, a non- investigational medicinal product— a to a… regulation 34(4) · Status not determined · Mixed — some elements strict, some not
• Any person who sells or supplies, or procures the sale or supply of, a non-investigational medicinal product— a to a… regulation 34(4) · Status not determined · Objective fault
• It is an offence to fail to comply with— a paragraph 3A(1); b paragraph 3B; or c paragraph 9(1) regulation 10 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• A written prescription must include— a the full name, address and contact details of the person prescribing the… regulation 101 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Offences 10 It is an offence to fail to comply with— a paragraph 3A(1); b paragraph 3B; or c paragraph 9(1) regulation 160 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• It is an offence to fail to comply with— a paragraph 1; b paragraph 4(3); c paragraph 8; d paragraph 11; e paragraph… regulation 32 · Status not determined · Mixed — some elements strict, some not
• PART2B Schedule 2 Offences Offences 32 It is an offence to fail to comply with— a paragraph 1; b paragraph 4(3); c… regulation 93 · Status not determined · Mixed — some elements strict, some not
• 1 The holder of a THR(NI) or a THR(UK) is guilty of an offence if the holder— a fails to inform the licensing… paragraph 131 of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• The holder of a THR(GB) is guilty of an offence if the holder— a fails to inform the licensing authority in accordance… paragraph 131 of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• A person to whom this regulation applies is guilty of an offence if— a a package or package leaflet relating to the… paragraph 268A(2) of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• A person to whom this regulation applies is guilty of an offence if the person sells or supplies, or offers to sell or… paragraph 269A(2) of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Objective fault
• A person who is— a the holder of a UKMA(NI), UKMA(UK) or parallel import licence, or b a parallel distributor, is… paragraph 91 of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• A person who is— a the holder of a UKMA(NI), UKMA(UK) or parallel import licence, or b a parallel distributor, is… paragraph 91(a) of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Offences relating to Commission Regulation 2016/161: management of the repository system 255C 1 A legal entity… regulation 10 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• If an enforcement authority has objective grounds for considering that a person to whom this regulation applies has… regulation 255A(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• e warning the person that that a failure to comply with the enforcement notice constitutes an offence under paragraph… regulation 255A(2)(e) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• A person is guilty of an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person fails to comply with an enforcement notice… regulation 255A(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• A legal entity established to set up and manage the repositories system pursuant to Article 31 of Commission… regulation 255C(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Offences relating to the safety features appearing on the packaging of medicinal products Offences relating to… regulation 8 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• The holder of a marketing authorisation or parallel import licence, or a parallel distributor, is guilty of an offence… regulation 94A(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Offences relating to Commission Regulation 2016/161: management of the repository system 255C 1 A legal entity… regulation 10 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• If an enforcement authority has objective grounds for considering that a person to whom this regulation applies has… regulation 255A(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• e warning the person that that a failure to comply with the enforcement notice constitutes an offence under paragraph… regulation 255A(2)(e) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• A person is guilty of an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person fails to comply with an enforcement notice… regulation 255A(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• A legal entity established to set up and manage the repositories system pursuant to Article 31 of Commission… regulation 255C(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Offences relating to the safety features appearing on the packaging of medicinal products Offences relating to… regulation 8 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• The holder of a marketing authorisation or parallel import licence, or a parallel distributor, is guilty of an offence… regulation 94A(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Urgent safety restrictions: parallel import licences 80A The holder of a parallel import licence is guilty of an… regulation 15 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Offences in connection with parallel import licence application 95A A person is guilty of an offence if, in the course… regulation 16 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Breach of pharmacovigilance condition 97 1 The holder of a marketing authorisation or a parallel import licence is… regulation 17 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Urgent safety restrictions: parallel import licences regulation 80A · Status not determined · Strict liability
• A person is guilty of an offence if, in the course of an application for the grant, renewal or variation of a parallel… regulation 95A · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Breach of pharmacovigilance condition regulation 97(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Breach of pharmacovigilance condition regulation 97(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Urgent safety restrictions: parallel import licences 80A The holder of a parallel import licence is guilty of an… regulation 15 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Offences in connection with parallel import licence application 95A A person is guilty of an offence if, in the course… regulation 16 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Breach of pharmacovigilance condition 97 1 The holder of a marketing authorisation or a parallel import licence is… regulation 17 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Urgent safety restrictions: parallel import licences regulation 80A · Status not determined · Strict liability
• A person is guilty of an offence if, in the course of an application for the grant, renewal or variation of a parallel… regulation 95A · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Breach of pharmacovigilance condition regulation 97(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Breach of pharmacovigilance condition regulation 97(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• It is an offence to fail to comply with— a paragraph 3(2); b paragraph 6; or c paragraph 9(3) or (4) paragraph 10 of SCHEDULE 4 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• It is an offence to fail to comply with— a paragraph 2; b paragraph 3; c paragraph 4(1); d paragraph 5; e paragraph 7;… paragraph 24 of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability