Paragraph 26 Renewal of an annotation made to an entry of premises entered in the RegisterI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Subject to the following paragraphs, applicants for the renewal of an annotation in respect of a specialisation made to an entry of premises entered in Part 3 of the Register may apply to the Registrar using the relevant application form which must be in such form as the Council may from time to time determine.

(2)

An application under this rule must be made to the Registrar by the person carrying on a retail pharmacy business at the premises to which the application relates at least two months before the date on which the entry of the premises in Part 3 of the Register would cease to be valid if not renewed.

(3)

The Registrar must send an application form to each person carrying on a retail pharmacy business at premises entered in Part 3 of the Register, where the entry of the premises entered in that part of the Register is subject to an annotation to denote a specialisation, at least three months before the date on which that entry would cease to be valid if not renewed.

(4)

If a person carrying on a retail pharmacy business at premises entered in Part 3 of the Register, where the entry of the premises entered in that part of the Register is subject to an annotation to denote a specialisation, has not received an application form for the renewal of that annotation at least three months before the date on which that entry would cease to be valid if not renewed, that person must notify the Registrar accordingly.

(5)

The application form must, in particular—

(a)

require the applicant to specify—

(i)

the applicant’s name, address and contact details (including a telephone number and electronic mail address, where possible),

(ii)

the full postal address of the premises at which the retail pharmacy business is carried on,

(iii)

the number of the entry of the premises entered in the Register to which the application relates,

(iv)

the name under which the retail pharmacy business carried on at the premises trades,

(v)

the annotation, or annotations, to which the application relates;

(b)

include a demand that the applicant pay the prescribed fee in respect of the application; and

(c)

require the applicant to—

(i)

provide any other necessary supporting documents, information or evidence as mentioned in the application form, and

(ii)

sign and date the application.

(6)

The applicant must also provide such additional documents, information or evidence as the Registrar may reasonably require for the purposes of verifying the information in, or determining, the application.

(7)

For the purposes of paragraph (5)(a)(i), the address of the applicant is—

(a)

where the retail pharmacy business is carried on at the premises by an individual, that individual’s home address in the Register;

(b)

where the retail pharmacy business is carried on at the premises by a partnership, the address of the principal office of that partnership; or

(c)

where the retail pharmacy business is carried on at the premises by a body corporate, the address of the registered or principal office of that body corporate.

(8)

The Registrar must refuse any application under this rule—

(a)

if it is not received by the Registrar within the time limit specified in paragraph (2);

(b)

if it is not accompanied by the necessary supporting documents, information or evidence as mentioned in the application form or subsequently required by the Registrar; or

(c)

if the applicant has not paid, or has not made arrangements with the Registrar to pay by direct debit, the prescribed fee in respect of the application.

Paragraph 26 Renewal of an annotation made to an entry of premises entered in the RegisterI1

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