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  "legislation": "nisr/1997/381",
  "legislation_title": "Pharmaceutical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Determination of applications",
  "text": "(1) In considering an application to which regulation 6(9) applies, the Board shall have regard to—\n(a) the pharmaceutical services already provided in the neighbourhood of the premises named in the application, by persons whose names are included in the pharmaceutical list;\n(b) any representations received by the Board under paragraph 1; and\n(c) any information available to the Board which, in its opinion, is relevant to the consideration of the application.\n(2) The Board may determine an application in such manner as it thinks fit and may, if it considers that oral representations are unnecessary, determine the application without hearing any oral representations.\n(3) In any case in which the Board decides to hear oral representations, it shall give the applicant and any person from whom it received representations under paragraph 1 reasonable notice of the meeting at which such representations are to be heard.\n(4) The applicant and any person mentioned in sub-paragraph (3) shall be permitted to be assisted in making representations at any such meeting by some other person, but a person shall not be entitled to be heard in the capacity of counsel or solicitor.\n(5) The procedure by which representations are heard shall be such as the Board may determine.\n(6) The functions of the Board under this paragraph shall be exercised by the Pharmacy Practices Committee on behalf of the Board.",
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  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
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