# General Medical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997, Paragraph 1: Interpretation

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

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 Order;
“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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/380/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-medical-services-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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