NATIONAL ANTIBIOTIC COMMITTEE REGULATIONS *

NATIONAL ANTIBIOTIC COMMITTEE

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 465.08

NATIONAL ANTIBIOTIC COMMITTEE

REGULATIONS *

18th April, 2008

LEGAL NOTICE 122 of 2008.

The title of these regulations is the National Antibiotic

Committee Regulations.

A National Antibiotic Committee, hereinafter referred to as

"the Committee", is being established.

It shall be the duty of the Committee to

(a) promote the understanding of, and support for, correct

prescribing, dispensing and use of antibiotics amongst

medical, pharmaceutical and veterinary professionals

as well as the public at large;

(b) coordinate strategies to ensure the continued

effectiveness of antibiotic agents used in the treatment

and prevention of infectious diseases in humans and

animals;

(c) develop and recommend strategies to comply with

directives and recommendations issued by the

European Union on antibiotic use and resistance;

(d) advise the Superintendent of Public Health on

measures necessary to minimise antimicrobial

resistance;

(e) foster the development of written guidelines and

recommendations for evidence-based use of antibiotics

in both hospitals and community settings;

(f)

react in a timely and realistic way to acute problems in

the field of antimicrobial resistance as they arise;

(g) keep

abreast

of

the

latest

research

and

recommendations on antibiotic use and resistance and

disseminate such information;

(h) tender all such advice as may be requested by the

Superintendent of Public Health.

(1) The Committee shall undertake, delegate or coordinate

the establishment of surveillance systems to analyse trends in

antibiotic resistance and use within hospitals as well as in the

community.

(2) By virtue of the powers conferred by article 8 of the Public

Health Act, the Committee shall act as an authorised body and

c o l l e c t , f r o m a n y r e l e v a n t e n t i t y, a p p r o p r i a t e i n f o r m a t i o n

*These regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 105 of 2023.

NATIONAL ANTIBIOTIC COMMITTEE

concerning antibiotic resistance as well as data on the consumption,

distribution and dispensing of antimicrobial agents used in the

treatment and prevention of infections in humans and animals.

(1) The Committee shall be appointed by the

Superintendent of Public Health and shall be composed as follows

(a) a chairperson;

(b) a specialist in Microbiology/Bacteriology;

(c) a specialist in Public Health Medicine;

(d) a specialist in Infectious Diseases;

(e) a specialist in Family Medicine;

(f)

a pharmacist;

(g) a veterinary surgeon.

(2) There shall be a secretary to the Committee who shall be

appointed by the Superintendent of Public Health.

The Committee shall regulate its own procedure.