# The Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations Etc.) Amendment Regulations 2005, Regulation 2: Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations


In regulation 1 of the principal Regulations (citation, commencement and extent)—
(a) after the definition of “the EMEA”, insert the following definition—
““first level nurse” means a person registered in Sub-Part 1 of the Nurses' Part of the professional register;”;
(b) 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;
“registered midwife” means a person registered in the Midwives' Part of the professional register;”;
(c) after the definition of “relevant medicinal product”, insert the following definitions—
““relevant register” means—
(a) in relation to a first level nurse or registered midwife, the professional register;
(b) in relation to a pharmacist, the register maintained in pursuance of section 2(1) of the Pharmacy Act 1954 or the register maintained in pursuance of Articles 6 and 9 of the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976; and
(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 relating to—
(i) chiropodists and podiatrists;
(ii) physiotherapists;
(iii) radiographers: diagnostic or therapeutic,
that register;
“supplementary prescriber” means—
(a) a first level nurse,
(b) a pharmacist,
(c) a registered midwife, or
(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—
(i) chiropodists and podiatrists;
(ii) physiotherapists;
(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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/768/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-for-human-use-marketing-authorisations-etc-amendment-regulations-2005/regulation-2
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