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Paragraph 1 InterpretationI1

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

In this Schedule—

  • “appliance” means an appliance which is included in a list for the time being approved by the Department for the purposes of Article 63 of the Orderf1;

  • “assistant” includes a trainee general practitioner;

  • “chemical reagent” means a chemical reagent which is included in a list for the time being approved by the Department for the purposes of Article 63 of the Order;

  • “deputy” means a person to whom a doctor has, under paragraph 20, delegated the treatment of his patients;

  • “drug” includes medicine;

  • “Drug Tariff” means the statement published under regulation 9 of the Pharmaceutical Regulations;

  • “notice” means notice in writing;

  • “post-natal period” means the period of 14 days following the conclusion of a pregnancy;

  • “prescription form” means a form provided by the Agency and issued by a doctor to enable a person to obtain pharmaceutical services as defined by Article 63(1) of the Order;

  • “the Regulations” means the General Medical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997;

  • “Scheduled drug” means a drug or other substance specified in Schedule 10 or, except where the conditions in paragraph 45(2) are satisfied, in Schedule 11;

  • “single-handed practice” means a practice in which only one doctor is engaged.

Annotations

Commencement

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Sch. 2 para. 1 in operation at 6.10.1997, see reg. 1

Footnotes

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Article 63 was amended by Article 14 of S.I. 1978/1907 (N.I. 26), Article 5(1) of S.I. 1986/2023 (N.I. 20), Article 31 of S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1) and Article 3 of S.I. 1992/2671 (N.I. 18)