Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Pharmacy Order 2010 (Registration – Transitional Provisions) Order of Council 2010 and comes into force on 27th September 2010.

In this Order—

• “the Act” means the Medicines Act 1968^f1;

• “the Order” means the Pharmacy Order 2010;

• “application for renewal” means an application which falls within sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of article 2(2) of this Order;

• “appointed day” means the day appointed for the coming into force of article 19 of the Order^f2;

• “made on line”, in relation to an application under this Order, means submitted to the Registrar in electronic format via the internet;

• “prescribed fee” means any fee prescribed in rules under article 36(1) of the Order; and

• “relevant date” means 31st December 2010.