19. Replenishment of dated medicine and medical equipment

Where —

a ship is required to have on board any medicine and medical equipment in accordance with these Regulations; and

any label required by regulation 17(1)(a) to be borne by any container or any medicine or medical equipment indicates a date after which the medicine or medical equipment contained in it is not to be used (referred to in this regulation as the expiry date),that medicine and medical equipment shall be replaced at the earliest possible date after the expiry date, and in any event within 3 months of the expiry date.

Any medicine or medical equipment which has passed the expiry date shall, once replacements have been obtained, or after 3 months, whichever is the earlier, be disposed of in accordance with regulation 20.

Where —

a ship is required to have on board any medicine and medical equipment in accordance with these Regulations; and

any label required by regulation 17(1)(a) to be borne by any container or any medicine or medical equipment indicates a date after which the medicine or medical equipment contained in it is not to be used (referred to in this regulation as the expiry date),that medicine and medical equipment shall be replaced at the earliest possible date after the expiry date, and in any event within 3 months of the expiry date.

Any medicine or medical equipment which has passed the expiry date shall, once replacements have been obtained, or after 3 months, whichever is the earlier, be disposed of in accordance with regulation 20.