{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pharmacy-northern-ireland-order-1976/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pharmacy-northern-ireland-order-1976/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1976/1213",
  "legislation_title": "Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pharmacy-northern-ireland-order-1976",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 1954 c.33 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.\n(2) In this Order—\n“the Act of 1925” means the Pharmacy and Poisons Act (Northern Ireland) 1925 1925 c.8;\n“the Act of 1945” means the Medicines, Pharmacy and Poisons Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 1945 c.9;\n“approved bye-laws” means bye-laws—\n(a)submitted by the Council to a meeting of the Society called, after at least fourteen days' notice of the meeting has been served on every person appearing to be a member of the Society, for the purpose of approving bye-laws so submitted (whether or not the meeting has been called for any other purposes in addition), being a meeting at which at least thirty members of the Society are present; and\n(b)approved by a majority of the members present and voting at such a meeting;\n“associate” has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph 3(1) of Part I of Schedule 1;\n“certificate of registration” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 12(3);\n...\n“the Council” means the Council of the Society;\n“the Department” means the Department of Health and Social Services;\n...\n...\n...\n“electronic communication” has the meaning given in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (general interpretation);\n“enactment” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1( b) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954;\n...\n...\n...\n...\n...\n“lay member” means a person who–\n(a)is not and has never been a registered person: and\n(b)does not hold qualifications which would entitle him to apply for registration under this Order.\n“the Medicines Act” means the Medicines Act 1968 1968 c.67;\n“member” has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule 1;\n...\n“the necessary knowledge of English”, in relation to a person registered, or desirous of being registered, in the register of pharmaceutical chemists, means a knowledge of English which is necessary for the safe and effective practice as a pharmaceutical chemist in Northern Ireland;\n“the Pharmacy Inspector” means the inspector appointed under Article 24(1);\n“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under Article 5;\n“professional traineeship” means a period of professional practice, carried out under supervision, that—\n(a)constitutes a condition for access to the profession of pharmacy in the country in which it is carried out; and\n(b)takes place during or after completion of a course of education leading to an educational qualification pursued for the purpose of entry to that profession;\n“registered” means in relation to a pharmaceutical chemist, ... druggist or student, registered in the appropriate register under Article 6;\n“registered person” means a person registered as a pharmaceutical chemist ... or druggist;\n“registered pharmacy” has the meaning assigned to it by section 74 of the Medicines Act;\n“the registrar” means the registrar appointed under Article 9(1);\n...\n“regulatory body” means a regulatory body which has the function of authorising persons to practise as a member of a health or social care profession;\n...\n“retail pharmacy business” has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 8(1) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012;\n“Scrutiny Committee” means the committee established under paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 2;\n“the Society” means the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland;\n“the Statutory Committee” means the Committee continued under Article 19(1);\n“student” means a registered student.\n...",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Pharmacists) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.I. 2019/585), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 3(a) (with Sch. Pt. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1394, reg. 20(7)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(2) omitted (25.5.2018) by virtue of Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 12 (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(2) inserted (1.10.2012) by The Pharmacy (1976 Order) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/308), arts. 1(1), 2(a) (with Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(2) inserted (1.10.2012) by The Pharmacy (1976 Order) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/308), arts. 1(1), 2(b) (with Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(2) inserted (1.6.2016) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Knowledge of English) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/806), arts. 1(3), 5; S.I. 2015/1451, art. 6(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(2) inserted (18.11.2016) by The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1030), regs. 1, 18(3) (with reg. 155)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Pharmacists) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.I. 2019/585), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 3(b) (with Sch. Pt. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1394, reg. 20(7)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Pharmacists) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.I. 2019/585), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 3(c) (with Sch. Pt. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1394, reg. 20(7)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(2) inserted (1.10.2012) by The Pharmacy (1976 Order) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/308), arts. 1(1), 2(c) (with Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(2) substituted (14.8.2012) by virtue of The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916), reg. 1(2), Sch. 34 para. 47 (with Sch. 32)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(2) inserted (1.10.2012) by The Pharmacy (1976 Order) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/308), arts. 1(1), 2(d) (with Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Art. 2(2) applied (with modifications) (31.12.2020) by The European Qualifications (Pharmacists) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.I. 2019/585), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 35(a) (with Sch. Pt. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1394, reg. 20(7)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:53:42.465894+00:00"
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  "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."
}