# Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, Article 2: Interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(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.
(2) In this Order—
“the Act of 1925” means the Pharmacy and Poisons Act (Northern Ireland) 1925 1925 c.8;
“the Act of 1945” means the Medicines, Pharmacy and Poisons Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 1945 c.9;
“approved bye-laws” means bye-laws—
(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
(b)approved by a majority of the members present and voting at such a meeting;
“associate” has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph 3(1) of Part I of Schedule 1;
“certificate of registration” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 12(3);
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“the Council” means the Council of the Society;
“the Department” means the Department of Health and Social Services;
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“electronic communication” has the meaning given in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (general interpretation);
“enactment” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1( b) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954;
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“lay member” means a person who–
(a)is not and has never been a registered person: and
(b)does not hold qualifications which would entitle him to apply for registration under this Order.
“the Medicines Act” means the Medicines Act 1968 1968 c.67;
“member” has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule 1;
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“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;
“the Pharmacy Inspector” means the inspector appointed under Article 24(1);
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under Article 5;
“professional traineeship” means a period of professional practice, carried out under supervision, that—
(a)constitutes a condition for access to the profession of pharmacy in the country in which it is carried out; and
(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;
“registered” means in relation to a pharmaceutical chemist, ... druggist or student, registered in the appropriate register under Article 6;
“registered person” means a person registered as a pharmaceutical chemist ... or druggist;
“registered pharmacy” has the meaning assigned to it by section 74 of the Medicines Act;
“the registrar” means the registrar appointed under Article 9(1);
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“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;
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“retail pharmacy business” has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 8(1) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012;
“Scrutiny Committee” means the committee established under paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 2;
“the Society” means the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland;
“the Statutory Committee” means the Committee continued under Article 19(1);
“student” means a registered student.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1976/1213/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pharmacy-northern-ireland-order-1976/article-2
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