# Pharmaceutical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997, Paragraph 7: Membership

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) The Pharmacy Practices Committee shall consist of 7 members of whom—
(a) 2 shall be the chairman and vice-chairman respectively and be appointed as such by the Board; the chairman shall be a member of the Board, appointed, under paragraph 3(1)(a) or (b) of Schedule 1 to the Order, and neither shall be a doctor, dentist, ophthalmic optician, pharmacist, or a person or the employee of a person whose name is included in the pharmaceutical list;
(b) 3 shall be pharmacists of whom—
(i) one shall be a pharmacist whose name is not included in the pharmaceutical list and who is not the employee of a person whose name is included in that list; and he shall be appointed by the Board from persons nominated by the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland; and
(ii) 2 shall be pharmacists each of whom is included in the pharmaceutical list or is an employee of a person whose name is included in that list; and each shall be appointed by the Board from persons nominated by such organisation which is, in the opinion of the Board, representative of the general body of chemists; and
(c) 2 shall be appointed by the Board but neither shall be a pharmacist or a person, or employee of a person, whose name is included in the pharmaceutical list, or be a doctor who is required to supply drugs or appliances in terms of regulation 12; and not more than one of the 2 members so appointed shall be a doctor, dentist or ophthalmic optician.
(2) Persons to act as deputies for, and corresponding in number to, each of those categories of person appointed pursuant to sub-paragraph (1)(b)(i), (b)(ii) and (c) shall, provided they satisfy the criteria specified in the relevant sub-paragraph, be appointed by the Board, and in the absence of any of those persons a deputy from the appropriate category shall be entitled to act in his place.
(3) If a nomination sought for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b)(i) or (ii) is not made before such date as the Board may determine, the Board may appoint as a member a person who satisfies the criteria specified in the relevant sub-paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/381/schedule/4/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pharmaceutical-services-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/schedule-4/paragraph-7
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