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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 191

Classification of Medicines

Pursuant to section 106 (1) of the Medicines Act 1981, I, G. R. Boyd, Chief Advisor, Regulation and Safety, acting under delegated authority, hereby declare the following:

1. The medicines listed in Schedule 1 to this notice are classified as prescription medicines.

2. The medicines listed in Schedule 2 to this notice are classified as restricted medicines.

Every reference to a medicine in this notice applies whether the medicine is synthetic in origin or is from biological or mineral sources.

Unless specific reference is made otherwise, every reference applies also to medicines that are:

(a) Preparations and admixtures containing any proportion of any substance listed in the notice;

(b) Salts and esters of any substance listed in the notice;

(c) Preparations or extracts of biological materials listed in the notice;

(d) Salts or oxides of elements listed in the notice.

Where any reference is modified by a statement of the strength of the medicine, the strength is calculated using the free acid, base, alcohol or element unless specifically stated otherwise.

Schedule 1

Prescription Medicines

diphenhydramine; in medicines for insomnia or anxiety unless specified elsewhere in this Schedule

doxylamine; in medicines for insomnia or anxiety unless specified elsewhere in this Schedule

promethazine; in medicines for insomnia or anxiety unless specified elsewhere in this Schedule

sildenafil

Schedule 2

Restricted Medicines

diphenhydramine; in medicines which are sold in the manufacturer’s original pack containing not more than 10 doses for the treatment of insomnia or anxiety

doxylamine; in medicines which are sold in the manufacturer’s original pack containing not more than 10 doses for the treatment of insomnia or anxiety

promethazine; in medicines which are sold in the manufacturer’s original pack containing not more than 10 doses for the treatment of insomnia or anxiety

Regulation 20 of the Medicines Regulations 1984 requires that all medicines sold without a practitioner’s prescription must include a consumer information panel on the label. Further, all material changes to a medicine (including changes to labelling), must be notified to the Director-General of Health in accordance with section 24 of the Medicines Act 1981.

Dated this 10th day of November 1998.

G. R. BOYD, Chief Advisor, Regulation and Safety.

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Inland Revenue

Tax Administration Act 1994

Notice of Public Ruling

1. This is a notice of a public ruling made under section 91D of the Tax Administration Act 1994.

2. Public ruling No. 98/6 entitled “Netherlands social security pensions – taxation when the recipient is a New Zealand resident” will appear in Inland Revenue’s Tax Information Bulletin, Vol. 10, No. 12 of December 1998.

3. A copy of the ruling may be obtained by writing to the Assistant General Manager (Adjudication & Rulings), National Office, Inland Revenue, P.O. Box 2198, Wellington.

MARTIN SMITH, General Manager (Adjudication & Rulings).

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Notice of Product Ruling

1. This is a notice of a product ruling made under section 91F of the Tax Administration Act 1994.

2. Product ruling No. 98/78 was issued on 16 November 1998. It relates to the assessability of interest payments made to overseas investors, and various sections within the Income Tax Act 1994.

3. A copy of the ruling may be obtained by writing to the Assistant General Manager (Adjudication & Rulings), National Office, Inland Revenue, P.O. Box 2198, Wellington.

MARTIN SMITH, General Manager (Adjudication & Rulings).

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Internal Affairs

Marriage Act 1955

Marriage (Approval of Organisations) Notice No. 36

Pursuant to the Marriage Act 1955, the Registrar-General of Marriages, hereby gives notice as follows:

Notice

1. This notice may be cited as the Marriage (Approval of Organisations) Notice No. 36.

2. The organisations specified in the Schedule hereto, are hereby declared to be approved organisations for the purpose of the Marriage Act 1955.

Schedule

Auckland Arya Somaj Incorporated.

Calvary Chapel Auckland.

Eun Chong Presbyterian Church.

Friendship Bible Baptist Church.

Samoan Church of God.

Dated at Lower Hutt this 24th day of November 1998.

B. E. CLARK, Registrar-General.

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