# The Human Medicines Regulations 2012, Part 3: Persons by whom or on whose behalf a patient group direction used as described in regulation 234 must be signed


Column 1: Force or service by whom or on whose behalf the health care is provided
Column 2: Person by whom or on whose behalf direction must be signed
A police force in England and Wales
The chief officer of police for that police force (within the meaning of the Police Act 1996 )
A police force in Scotland
The chief constable of that police force (within the meaning of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 )
The Police Service of Northern Ireland
The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland
The prison service in England and Wales
The governor of the prison in relation to which the health care in question is being provided
The prison service in Scotland
The Scottish Prison Service Management Board
The prison service in Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Prison Service Management Board
Her Majesty's Forces
(a) the Surgeon General,
(b) a Medical Director General, or
(c) a chief executive of an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence
Contractor carrying out helicopter search and rescue operations on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Medical Director of the contractor carrying out search and rescue operations on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1916/schedule/16/part/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-medicines-regulations-2012/schedule-16/part-3
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