Schedule 22 Classes of person for the purposes of regulation 249

United Kingdom

Doctors

Dentists

Persons lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business within the meaning of section 69 of the Medicines Act 1968.

Authorities or persons carrying on the business of—

(a)

an independent hospital, independent clinic or independent medical agency,

(b)

a hospital or health centre which is not an independent hospital or independent clinic, or

(c)

in Northern Ireland, a nursing home.

Holders of wholesale dealer's licences or persons to whom the restrictions imposed by regulation 18(1) do not apply by virtue of an exemption in these Regulations.

Ministers of the Crown and Government departments.

Scottish Ministers.

Welsh Ministers.

A Northern Ireland Minister.

An NHS trust.

An NHS foundation trust.

F1A local authority in the exercise of public health functions (within the meaning of the National Health Service Act 2006).

F2The United Kingdom Health Security Agency .

F3Public Health Agency.

The Common Services Agency.

A health authority or a special health authority.

F4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A person other than an excepted person who carries on a business consisting (wholly or partly) of supplying medicinal products in circumstances corresponding to retail sale, or of administering such products, pursuant to an arrangement made with—

(a)

an NHS trust or an NHS foundation trust;

(b)

the Common Services Agency;

(ba)

F5an integrated care board;

F6(bb)

F7NHS England;

F8(bc)

a local authority;

(bd)

the United Kingdom Health Security Agency;

(be)

Public Health Agency; or

(c)

a health authority or a special health authority; F9...

(d)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A person other than an excepted person who carries on a business consisting (wholly or partly) of the supply or administration of medicinal products for the purpose of assisting the provision of health care by or on behalf of, or under arrangements made by—

(a)

a police force in England, Wales or Scotland;

(b)

the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

(c)

a prison service; F10...

F11(d)

Her Majesty’s Forces; or

(e)

a contractor carrying out helicopter search and rescue operations on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

In this Schedule “excepted person” means—

(a)

a doctor or dentist; or

(b)

a person lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business within the meaning of section 69 of the Medicines Act 1968.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 22 inserted (1.4.2013) by The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/235), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 176(8)(a) (with Sch. 3 para. 28)
F2: Words in Sch. 22 substituted (2.12.2024) by The Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Naloxone and Transfers of Functions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1125), regs. 1(2), 13
F3: Words in Sch. 22 inserted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/323), regs. 1, 8(2) and words in Sch. 22 inserted (N.I.) (1.4.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.R. 2015/178), regs. 1, 8(2)
F4: Words in Sch. 22 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/235), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 176(8)(b) (with Sch. 3 para. 28)
F5: Words in Regulations substituted (1.7.2022) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/634), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(1)(3) (with Sch. para. 1(2))
F6: Words in Sch. 22 inserted (1.4.2013) by The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/235), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 176(8)(c)(i) (with Sch. 3 para. 28)
F7: Words in Regulations substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1
F8: Words in Sch. 22 substituted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/323), regs. 1, 8(3) and words in Sch. 22 substituted (N.I.) (1.4.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.R. 2015/178), regs. 1, 8(3)
F9: Words in Sch. 22 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/235), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 176(8)(c)(ii) (with Sch. 3 para. 28)
F10: Word in Sch. 22 omitted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2015) by virtue of The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/323), regs. 1, 8(4) and word in Sch. 22 omitted (N.I.) (1.4.2015) by virtue of The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.R. 2015/178), regs. 1, 8(4)
F11: Words in Sch. 22 substituted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/323), regs. 1, 8(5) and words in Sch. 22 substituted (N.I.) (1.4.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.R. 2015/178), regs. 1, 8(5)