# The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019, Regulation 7: Amendment of regulation 8


In regulation 8 (production and supply of drugs in Schedules 2 and 5)—
(a) after paragraph (2)(d) insert—
“(da) the person in charge or acting person in charge of an organisation providing ambulance services;”;
(b) for paragraph (2)(e) substitute—
“(e) in the case of such a drug supplied to her by a person responsible for the dispensing and supply of medicines at a hospital, nursing home, juvenile justice centre or prison, the senior registered nurse, acting senior registered nurse, or registered midwife, for the time being in charge of a ward, theatre or other department in the hospital, nursing home, juvenile justice centre or prison;”;
(c) in paragraph (2)(i) for “a hospital” substitute “a hospital, organisation providing ambulance services”;
(d) in paragraph (2)(ii) for “senior registered nurse or acting senior registered nurse” substitute “senior registered nurse, acting senior registered nurse or registered midwife”, and for “pharmacist independent prescriber; or” substitute “pharmacist independent prescriber;”;
(e) in paragraph (2)(iii) for “pharmacist independent prescriber.” substitute “pharmacist independent prescriber; or”;
(f) after paragraph (2)(iii) insert—
“(iv) the person in charge or acting person in charge of an organisation providing ambulance services to supply any drug other than directly to a registered paramedic employed by the organisation for the immediate treatment of sick or injured persons.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2019/208/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2019/regulation-7
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