Medicines (Advertisement and Sale) (Amendment) Bill

by deleting subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“(1) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, no person shall take part in the publication of any advertisement referring to any article, or articles of any description, in terms which are calculated to lead to the use of that article or articles of that description as a medicine, appliance or remedy for the purpose of treatment of human beings for any of the diseases and conditions set out in the Schedule to this Ordinance:Provided that this subsection shall not apply to any advertisement published by the Government or any public authority, or by the governing body of a public hospital or by any person authorised to publish such advertisement by the Minister.”; and

by inserting immediately after subsection (2) thereof the following new subsection: —“(3) The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, add to, vary or amend the Schedule to this Ordinance.”.

by deleting the words “If any person contravenes any of the provisions of the last two preceding sections” appearing in subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the expression “If any person contravenes the provisions of section 4, 4A or 5”;

by deleting the words “Where, in any proceedings for a contravention of any of the provisions of the last two preceding sections” appearing in subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the expression “Where in any proceedings for the contravention of the provisions of section 4 or 5 of this Ordinance”;

by deleting the words “as is mentioned in subsection (1) of that section” appearing in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the words “or condition as is mentioned in the Schedule to this Ordinance”;

by deleting the words “In any proceedings for a contravention of any of the provisions of the last two preceding sections” appearing in subsection (3) thereof and substituting therefor the expression “In any proceedings for a contravention of the provisions of section 4, 4A or 5 of this Ordinance”; and

by inserting immediately after subsection (3) thereof the following new subsection: —“(4) Where in any proceedings for a contravention of section 4A of this Ordinance it is proved that an advertisement was published referring to any skill or service in terms calculated to indicate that such skill or service was provided by the person charged, then, unless the contrary is proved, it shall be presumed for the purpose of these proceedings that the person charged took part in the publication of the advertisement, but without prejudice to the liability of any other person.”.