Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill

  • lapsed on 22 August 2017

Hon Tony Ryall

Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill

Government Bill

324—2

Contents

Commentary
Key
1Title
2Commencement
3Purpose
4Principles
5Interpretation
6Definition of natural health and supplementary product
7Act binds the Crown
8Natural Health and Supplementary Products Regulatory Authority
9Authority may declare recognised authorities
10Natural health products advisory committee Natural Health and Supplementary Products Advisory Committee
11Natural health and supplementary product products database
11AProduct notifier
12Sponsor Product notifier must be resident in New Zealand
12AHealth benefit claims relating to named conditions
12BAuthority may determine allowable claims
12CNamed conditions
13Product notification of natural health and supplementary products required before distribution
13ANatural health and supplementary products that do not require product notification
14Authority may exempt natural health and supplementary products from product notification
15Authority may audit product notifications
16Authority may suspend or cancel product notifications
16Grounds for suspension of product notification
16AEffect of suspension of product notification
16BCancellation or reinstatement of product notification
17Sponsor Product notifier must notify Authority of any serious adverse reactions reaction to natural health and supplementary product
18When new product notification needed
19Sponsor Product notifier may cancel product notification
19AAuthority may cancel product notification if no longer necessary
19BProhibited methods of administration
20Authority may declare substances to be natural health product Permitted ingredients
21Prohibited ingredients
22If new ingredient intended for use in natural health and supplementary product
23Safety assessment of new ingredient
24ANatural health and supplementary products that are dietary supplements
24Labelling
25Export certificate
26Natural health and supplementary products that are animal products
27Code of practice for manufacture of natural health and supplementary products
28Licence to manufacture natural health and supplementary products
29Application for licence to manufacture
30Conditions of licence
31Audits of manufacturing facilities
31AAuthorised person may enter manufacturing facility and take samples in specified circumstances
32Authority may issue compliance notice
33Deemed compliance with code
34Authority may revoke or suspend licence or export certificate for non-compliance with code
35Authority may prescribe fees
36Deception
37Sale of natural health and supplementary products that have not been notified or do not meet standards
38Manufacturing without licence
39Obstruction of authorised person
40Endangerment of human health
40ASpecified offences relating to natural health and supplementary products
40BOffence relating to natural health and supplementary products that are dietary supplements
40COffence to publish certain advertisements relating to natural health and supplementary products
41Appeals committee
42Appeals
43Statement by Authority
44Recall of natural health and supplementary products
45Delegation
45AAuthority may declare product or class of product to be natural health and supplementary product in certain circumstances
46Natural health products before commencement of this ActApplication of this Act to certain products sold before commencement of this Act
47Regulations
48Ministry of Health must review Act
49Amendments to Medicines Act 1981
50Interpretation
51Meaning of medicine, new medicine, prescription medicine, and restricted medicine
52Section 28 repealed
53Exemptions for agents and employees
54Duty of importer and manufacturer to have and produce specifications of medicines
55Amendment to Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2005
56Interpretation
56AAmendment to Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997
56BSchedule 2 amended
57Dietary Supplements Regulations 1985 revoked
Legislative history

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: