{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-exemptions-and-miscellaneous-amendments-order-2009/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/3062",
  "legislation_title": "The Medicines (Exemptions and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-exemptions-and-miscellaneous-amendments-order-2009",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment to Schedule 5 to the POM Order",
  "text": "(1) Schedule 5 to the POM Order (exemption for certain persons from section 58(2) of the Act) is amended as follows.\n(2) In Part 2 (exemptions from the restriction on supply), at the end add—\n“\n9 Persons (“P”) who are members of Her Majesty’s armed forces.\n9 All prescription only medicines.\n9 The supply shall be—\n(a) in the course of P undertaking any function as a member of Her Majesty’s armed forces; and\n(b) where P is satisfied that it is not practicable for another person who is legally entitled to supply a prescription only medicine to do so; and\n(c) only in so far as is necessary—\n(i) for the treatment of a sick or injured person in a medical emergency, or\n(ii) to prevent ill-health where there is a risk that a person would suffer ill-health if the prescription only medicine is not supplied.\n”.\n(3) In Part 3 (exemptions from restriction on administration), at the end add—\n“\n10 Persons (“P”) who are members of Her Majesty’s armed forces.\n10 All prescription only medicines.\n10 The administration shall be—\n(a) in the course of P undertaking any function as a member of Her Majesty’s armed forces; and\n(b) where P is satisfied that it is not practicable for another person who is legally entitled to administer a prescription only medicine to do so; and\n(c) only in so far as is necessary—\n(i) for the treatment of a sick or injured person in a medical emergency, or\n(ii) to prevent ill-health where there is a risk that a person would suffer ill-health if the prescription only medicine is not administered.\n”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Part 2 was amended by S.I. 2005/1507 and 2006/2807."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3062/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:01:08.715434+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}