# The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, Regulation 9: Amendment of regulation 7


In regulation 7 (administration of drugs in Schedules 2, 3, 4 and 5)—
(a) in paragraph (3) after “any drug specified in Schedule 2, 3 or 4” insert “, and for these purposes the circumstances in which a person is to be regarded as administering in accordance with the directions of a doctor or dentist include where that person is acting in accordance with a patient group direction”;
(b) for paragraph (4) substitute—
“(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (3), a nurse independent prescriber or a pharmacist independent prescriber may administer to a patient, without the directions of a doctor or dentist, any controlled drug which such nurse independent prescriber or such pharmacist independent prescriber may prescribe under regulation 6B provided it is administered for a purpose for which it may be prescribed under that regulation.”;
(c) for paragraph (5) substitute—
“(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (3), any person may administer to a patient in accordance with the specific directions of a nurse independent prescriber or a pharmacist independent prescriber any controlled drug which such nurse independent prescriber or such pharmacist independent prescriber may prescribe under regulation 6B provided it is administered for a purpose for which it may be prescribed under that regulation.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/168/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/regulation-9
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