Regulation 2 Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations

after the definition of “the EMEA”^f1, insert the following definition—

• ““first level nurse” means a person registered in Sub-Part 1 of the Nurses' Part of the professional register;”;

after the definition of “parallel import license”, insert the following definitions—

• ““professional register” means the register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Council under article 5 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001^f2;

• “registered midwife” means a person registered in the Midwives' Part of the professional register;”;

after the definition of “relevant medicinal product”^f3, insert the following definitions—

• ““relevant register” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a first level nurse or registered midwife, the professional register;

  2. (b)

     in relation to a pharmacist, the register maintained in pursuance of section 2(1) of the Pharmacy Act 1954^f4 or the register maintained in pursuance of Articles 6 and 9 of the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976^f5; and

  3. (c)

     in relation to a person whose name is registered in the part of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council in pursuance of article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001^f6 relating to—

     1. (i)

        chiropodists and podiatrists;

     2. (ii)

        physiotherapists;

     3. (iii)

        radiographers: diagnostic or therapeutic,

     that register;

• “supplementary prescriber” means—

  1. (a)

     a first level nurse,

  2. (b)

     a pharmacist,

  3. (c)

     a registered midwife, or

  4. (d)

     a person whose name is registered in the part of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council in pursuance of article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001relating to—

     1. (i)

        chiropodists and podiatrists;

     2. (ii)

        physiotherapists;

     3. (iii)

        radiographers: diagnostic or therapeutic,

  against whose name is recorded in the relevant register, an annotation or entry signifying that he is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as a supplementary prescriber.”.