Regulation 6 Amendment of Schedule 2 to the Pharmaceutical RegulationsI1

Northern Ireland

In Schedule 2 of the Pharmaceutical Regulations (terms of service for chemists)—

(a)

in paragraph 2 (provision of pharmaceutical services)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph 1(a), after “or appliances” insert “not being restricted availability appliances,”;

(ii)

after sub-paragraph 1(b), insert—

“(bb)

an order for a restricted availability appliance, signed by and endorsed on its face with the reference “S11” by a doctor; or”;

(iii)

in sub-paragraph 1(d) after “listed appliances,” insert “not being restricted availability appliances,”; and

(iv)

after sub-paragraph 1(d) insert—

“or

(e)

an order for a restricted availability appliance, signed by and endorsed on its face with the reference “S11” by a nurse prescriber,”

(b)

in paragraph 13—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (b), delete “and”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (c), at the end, insert “; and,”; and

(iii)

after sub-paragraph (c), insert—

“(d)

he shall provide for the patient a restricted availability appliance only if the patient is a person or it is for a purpose specified in the Drug Tariff.”;

(c)

in paragraph 14(2), after “nurse prescriber,” insert “or an order for a restricted availability appliance, signed by and endorsed on its face with the reference “S11” by a nurse prescriber,”;

(d)

in paragraph 15(2), after “in this paragraph”, insert “or paragraph 13” and, after “a scheduled drug”, insert “or a restricted availability appliance”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 6 in operation at 1.4.2002, see reg. 1(1)