Article 4 Amendment of the Pharmacy and General Sale Order

(1)

The Pharmacy and General Sale Order is amended as follows.

(2)

In article 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation) after the definition of “registered dietician” insert—

““registered dispensing optician” means a person who is registered in the register of dispensing opticians maintained under section 7(b) of the Opticians Act 1989^f1;”.

(3)

In Schedule 1 (exemptions for certain persons from sections 52 and 53)—

(a)

in Part 1^f2 at the end add—

“

13. Registered dispensing opticians.
13. Pharmacy medicines for external use containing chloramphenicol at a strength not exceeding—

(i)

0.5 per cent in eye drops;

(ii)

1 per cent in ointment.

13. The sale or supply shall be only in the course of their professional practice.

”

(b)

in Part 2^f3 at the end add—

“

16. Her Majesty’s armed forces. 16. All medicinal products. 16. The supply shall be only so far as is necessary for the treatment of a sick or injured person or the prevention of ill-health.

”

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Section 7 was amended by S.I. 2005/848, articles 2 and 7(1)(a) and (b).
f2: Paragraph 12 was inserted into Part 1 of Schedule 1 by S.I. 1997/1350.
f3: Paragraph 15 was inserted into Part 2 of Schedule 1 by S.I. 2006/2807.