{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pharmaceutical-services-amendment-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-2022/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pharmaceutical-services-amendment-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-2022/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2022/116",
  "legislation_title": "The Pharmaceutical Services (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pharmaceutical-services-amendment-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-2022",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Pharmaceutical Regulations",
  "text": "(1) Regulation 2 of the Pharmaceutical Regulations (interpretation) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).\n(2) In paragraph (1)—\n(a) omit the definition of “Board”;\n(b) in the definition of “dispensing doctor”, for “the Board” substitute “the Department”;\n(c) after the definition of “Drug Tariff”, insert—\n““FPSIAP” means the Family Practitioner Services Independent Appeal Panel established under regulation 3 of the Health and Social Care (Family Practitioner Services Independent Appeal Panel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022;”;\n(d) in the definitions of “Local Dental Committee”, “Local Medical Committee” and “Local Pharmaceutical Committee” for “a Board” substitute “the Department”;\n(e) in the definition of “patient list”, for “a Board” substitute “the Department”; and\n(f) in the definition of “repeatable prescriber”, for “the Regional Board” substitute “the Department”.\n(3) In paragraph (1A) omit “who are in a Board’s area”.\n(4) For paragraph (4) substitute—\n“(4) In these Regulations, “emergency requiring the flexible provision of pharmaceutical services” means an emergency to the effect that, as a result of the threatened damage to human welfare caused by illness or which may be caused by illness, the Department must for a specified period—\n(a) exercise, or\n(b) where a discretion is conferred, consider exercising,\none or more of the functions under regulation 6A, 12(7A) or paragraph 4A of Schedule 2 subject to any conditions or limitations.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 2022 No. 109"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Paragraph (1A) was inserted by S.R. 1999 No. 100"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2022/116/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:34:59.212101+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}