Control of Clinical Trials Act, 1987
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Interpretation. |
1.—(1) In this Act except where the context otherwise requires— | |
“administered”, in relation to substances and preparations, means the administration either directly or indirectly to a person of one or more substances or preparations by introduction into the body (whether orally, by injection or in any other way) or by external application (whether by direct contact with the body or not) and a reference to the administration to a person of one or more substances or preparations shall be construed accordingly; | ||
“clinical trial” shall be construed in accordance with section 6 ; “conduct a clinical trial” has the same meaning as it has in section 6 ; “ethics committee” shall be construed in accordance with section 8 ; | ||
“the Minister” means the Minister for Health; | ||
“participant”, in relation to a clinical trial, means a person to whom one or more substances or preparations are administered in the course of the clinical trial; | ||
“registered dentist” means a person registered in the Register of Dentists established under the Dentists Act, 1985 ; | ||
“registered medical practitioner” means a person registered in the General Register of Medical Practitioners established under the Medical Practitioners Act, 1978 . | ||
(2) In this Act, a reference to a section is to a section of this Act and a reference to a subsection or paragraph is to the subsection or paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that a reference to some other enactment or provision, as may be appropriate, is intended. |