No 3 of 2006 - Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act

What does this law do?

This Act amends a number of Acts:

The Act deals mainly with a variety of technical matters involving the Irish Medicines Board (IMB). In general terms the Act:

allows for certain licensing functions in relation to controlled drugs to transfer from the Department of Health and Children to the IMB,
updates Irish legislation regarding medicinal products, cosmetic products, veterinary medicinal products, drug precursors and medical devices, including in respect of EU legislation,
introduces enabling provisions which will allow prescribing by nurses once secondary legislation has been put in place,
provides for labelling of beef and of other meats at retail or restaurant level,
clarifies eligibility for dental, aural and ophthalmic examinations to all children, and extends that eligibility to all children,
provides for the improved operation and enforcement activities of the Irish Medicines Board in respect of medicines and control of clinical trials, and
clarifies the legal basis in relation to the collection of veterinary medicines fees by the IMB.

Contact Department: Department of Health and Children

Signed by the President on: 4 March 2006