Commentary on Sections Schedule 27 - Minor and consequential amendments Paragraph 32 - Medicines Act 1968 (c. 67)
944.The Medicines Act 1968 makes provision for the regulation of medicinal products in the United Kingdom. Section 114(2) makes it an offence to fail to comply with a requirement imposed, or to provide assistance or information reasonably required, by a person duly authorised by an “enforcement authority” to take certain enforcement action under section 112 of the Act. However section 114(4) prevents a person being required to answer any question or give any information if to do so might incriminate that person or their spouse. Paragraph 32 extends this provision, so that there is no requirement to answer a question or provide information where to do so might incriminate the person’s civil partner.