# Pharmaceutical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997, Regulation 12: Arrangements for provision of pharmaceutical services by doctors

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) Where the Board is satisfied that a person, by reason of distance, inadequacy of means of communication or other exceptional circumstances, would have serious difficulty in obtaining any necessary drugs not being Scheduled drugs or appliances from a chemist it may, unless the person notifies it that, notwithstanding, he desires to obtain such drugs or appliances from a chemist, require the doctor in whose list of patients the person is included to supply to that person until further notice such drugs or appliances as would otherwise under these Regulations have been supplied by a chemist.
(2) Where the number of such persons, in respect of whom a doctor has been required to supply necessary drugs and appliances under paragraph (1), exceeds 80 per cent of the total number of persons on his list of patients the Board may require the doctor to supply any necessary drugs and appliances to all persons on his list of patients.
(3) Paragraph (2) shall not apply in respect of any person who notifies the Board that, notwithstanding, he desires to obtain any necessary drugs or appliances from a chemist.
(4) A doctor shall be entitled to receive reasonable notice from the Board that he is required to undertake the supply of drugs or appliances, or that a requirement to undertake such supply is to be discontinued.
(5) The Board may make arrangements with doctors on the obstetric list for the supply of drugs and appliances to patients for whom they have undertaken to provide maternity medical services.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/381/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pharmaceutical-services-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/regulation-12
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