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Paragraph 2 InterpretationI1

England, Wales and Scotland

In these Rules—

  • “the Act” means the Medicines Act 1968;

  • “the Order” means the Pharmacy Order 2010;

  • “Fitness to Practise Rules” means the General Pharmaceutical Council (Fitness to Practise and Disqualification etc.) Rulesf1;

  • “health care professional” means an individual registered with a health care regulatory body;

  • “legal professional” means a person who is legally qualified within the meaning of rule 2 of the General Pharmaceutical Council (Statutory Committees and their Advisers) Rules 2010f2;

  • “made on line”, in relation to an application under Part 3 or 5 of these Rules, means submitted to the Registrar in electronic format via the internet;

  • “prescribed fee” means any fee prescribed in rules made by the Council under article 36 of the Order;

  • “representative” means a representative within the meaning given in section 72(4) of the Actf3 (representative of pharmacist in case of death or disability); and

  • “responsible pharmacist” has the meaning given in section 72A of the Actf4 (the responsible pharmacist).

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. rule 2 in force at 27.9.2010, see art. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1

These Rules are Scheduled to S.I.2010/1615.

f2

These Rules are Scheduled to S.I.2010/1616.

f3

Section 72 was amended by the Adults With Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 4), the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c.9) and by S.S.I.2001/81, S.I.2007/289 and 1997 and S.I.2008/2714.

f4

Section 72A was inserted by section 30(1) of the Health Act 2006 (c.28) as from 1 October 2009.

Notes on Schedule

Footnotes

f1

1968 c.67.

f2

S.I.2010/231.