573Medicines advisory committee—recommendations to

573 Medicines advisory committee—recommendations to CHO (1) This section applies if the medicines advisory committee recommends that the chief health officer make a decision in relation to— (a) an application for a controlled medicines approval; or (b) a controlled medicines approval; or (c) an application under section 581 (Applications for CHO endorsement to treat drug-dependency). (2) The chief health officer must— (a) make the decision after considering the medicines advisory committee’s recommendation; and (b) send the applicant or approval holder written notice of the decision not later than 7 days after the day the chief health officer makes the decision.