The Secretary of State may by regulations require manufacturers or commercial suppliers of health care products, or connected persons, to—
The regulations may make further provision about when and how the information is to be published or provided.
The information may, in particular, include information about—
The regulations may make provision permitting or requiring the further sharing, publication or use of the information.
The regulations may impose requirements on manufacturers or commercial suppliers of health care products, or connected persons, about the retention of information relating to payments or other benefits provided by them to relevant persons.
The regulations may—
The regulations may impose requirements on a person mentioned in subsection (6)(c)(i) about the retention of information mentioned there.
The provision for exceptions that may be made by the regulations includes provision authorising the Secretary of State to grant an exception from a requirement imposed by the regulations in a particular case, on grounds specified in the regulations.
The regulations may provide that the disclosure of information under the regulations does not breach—
Provision made by the regulations may, in particular, be framed by reference to manufacturers or commercial suppliers with a specified connection to the United Kingdom or a part of it.
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In this section—
“commercial supplier”, in relation to a health care product, means a person who supplies the product otherwise than in the course of providing health care;
“data protection legislation” has the meaning given by section 3(9) of the Data Protection Act 2018;
“health care” means all forms of health care provided for individuals, whether relating to physical or mental health;
“health care product” means a medicine, medical device or other product which is supplied or prescribed in the course of the provision of health care;
“manufacturer”, in relation to a health care product, means a person who manufactures or assembles the product;
“payments or other benefits” includes any payment or other benefit— wherever it is provided, whether or not it is of a financial nature, whether it is provided under a contract or otherwise, and whether it is provided directly or through a third party.