# The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Amendment Order 2003, Article 17: Amendment of Schedule 7 to the principal Order


In Schedule 7 to the principal Order (Patient Group Directions), after Part II, insert the following Part—
“PART IIA
PERSONS BY WHOM OR ON WHOSE BEHALF A PATIENT GROUP DIRECTION USED IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE, THE PRISON SERVICES OR THE ARMED FORCES MUST BE SIGNED
Column 1
Force or service by whom or on whose behalf the health care is provided
Column 2
Person by whom or on whose behalf the Direction must be signed
A police force in England or Wales
The chief officer of police for that police force (within the meaning of the Police Act 1996)
A police force in Scotland
The chief constable of that police force (within the meaning of the Police (Scotland) Act 1997)
The Police Service of Northern Ireland
The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland
The prison service in England and Wales
The governor of the prison in relation to which the health care in question is being provided
The prison service in Scotland
The Scottish Prison Service Management Board
The prison service in Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Prison Service Management Board
Her Majesty’s Forces
(i) the Surgeon General,
(ii) a Medical Director General, or
(iii) a chief executive of an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence
”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/696/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prescription-only-medicines-human-use-amendment-order-2003/article-17
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