1988 Ed.]
Undesirable Medical Advertisements
[CAP. 231
1
CHAPTER 231
UNDESIRABLE MEDICAL ADVERTISEMENTS
To restrict certain advertisements relating to medical matters.
[1 April 1953]
Originally 4 of 1953 --- L.N. 100; 68, 70 of 1980, 65 of 1988, LN76 of 1988.
Short title
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Undesirable Medical Advertisements Ordinance.
Interpretation
2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
“advertisement" includes any notice, poster, circular, label, wrapper or document, and any announcement made orally or by any means of producing or transmitting light or sound;
"medicine" includes any kind of medicament or other curative or preventive substance, and whether a proprietary medicine, a patent medicine, or purported natural remedy.
(2)
Prohibition of advertisements relating to certain diseases; exceptions therefrom
3. (1) No person shall publish, or cause to be published, any advertisement likely to lead to the use of any medicine, surgical appliance or treatment for-
(a) the purpose of treating human beings for, or preventing human beings from contracting, any disease or condition specified in column 1 of Schedule 1, except for a purpose (if any) specified in column 2 of that Schedule; or
(b) treating human beings for any purpose specified in Schedule 2.
(Replaced, 65 of 1988, s. 2)
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to an advertisement published by or with the authority of the Director of Medical and Health Services or to an advertisement duly authorized by an officer of Her Majesty's forces for dissemination only amongst members of Her Majesty's forces.
(3) Where, in an advertisement published in contravention of subsection (1), a person named in that advertisement is held out-
(a) as being a manufacturer or supplier of medicine or surgical appliances;
(b) as being able to provide any treatment,
that person is presumed, until the contrary is proved, to have caused the advertisement to be published. (Added, 65 of 1988, s. 2)
L.N. 76 of 1988.
1988 Ed.]
Undesirable Medical Advertisements
[CAP. 231
1
CHAPTER 231
UNDESIRABLE MEDICAL ADVERTISEMENTS
To restrict certain advertisements relating to medical matters.
[1 April 1953]
Originally 4 of 1953 --- L.N. 100;68, 70 of 1980, 65 of 1988, LN 76 of 1PHP.
Short title
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Undesirable Medical Advertise- ments Ordinance.
Interpretation
2)In this Ordinance, unless the context othewise requires-
“advertisement" includes any notice, poster, circular, label, wrapper or docu- ment, and any announcement made orally or by any means of producing or transmitting light or sound;
"medicine" includes any kind of medicament or other curative or preventive substance, and whether a proprietary medicine, a patent medicine, or purported natural remedy.
(2)
Prohibition of advertisements relating to certain diseases;
exceptions therefrom
3. (1) No person shall publish, or cause to be published, any advertise- ment likely to lead to the use of any medicine, surgical appliance or treatment for-
(a) the purpose of treating human beings for, or preventing human beings from contracting, any disease or condition specified in column 1 of Schedule 1, except for a purpose (if any) specified in column 2 of that Schedule; or
(b) treating human beings for any purpose specified in Schedule 2.
(Replaced, 65 of 1988, s. 2}
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to an advertisement published by or with the authority of the Director of Medical--and Health Services--or to an advertisement duly authorized by an officer of Her Majesty's forces for dissemination only amongst members of Her Majesty's forces.
(3) Where, in an advertisement published in contravention of subsec- tion (1), a person named in that advertisement is held out-
(a) as being a manufacturer or supplier of medicine or surgical appliances;
or
(b) as being able to provide any treatment,
that person is presumed, until the contrary is proved, to have caused the advertisement to be published. (Added, 65 of 1988, s. 2)
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