# The Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007, Article 20: Offences relating to the Register of Pharmacists


(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a) he falsely represents that—
(i) he is registered in the Register of Pharmacists,
(ii) he is registered in a particular part of the Register of Pharmacists, or
(iii) his registration in the Register of Pharmacists has a particular annotation; or
(b) he uses—
(i) the title “registered pharmacist” without being registered in the Register of Pharmacists, or
(ii) a title in respect of a particular annotation, which is a prescribed specialist title, where he does not have an entry in the Register of Pharmacists with that particular annotation.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b)(ii), “prescribed specialist title” means a title for a pharmacist which the Council prescribes as being a title that is only to be used by a registrant with a particular annotation.
(3) A person commits an offence if he practises as a pharmacist whilst being registered in Part 2 of the Register of Pharmacists.
(4) A person who exhibits any certificate purporting to be a certificate of registration issued under—
(a) article 32 in respect of a registered pharmacist but which is not a certificate of registration issued under that article in respect of a registered pharmacist; or
(b) one of the Pharmacy Acts in respect of a pharmaceutical chemist but which is not a certificate of registration issued under one of those Acts in respect of a pharmaceutical chemist,
commits an offence.
(5) If a person—
(a) uses, or lends to or allows to be used by any other person, a certificate of registration in respect of a pharmacist or pharmaceutical chemist (whether issued under article 32 or one of the Pharmacy Acts); or
(b) makes or has in his possession any document closely resembling such a certificate,
for fraudulent purposes, he commits an offence.
(6) Any person who commits an offence under—
(a) paragraph (1) or (3) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale; or
(b) paragraph (4) or (5) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/0110754611/article/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-pharmacists-and-pharmacy-technicians-order-2007/article-20
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