The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Pharmaceutical Services Regulations

41.—(1) Schedule 1(1) (terms of service of pharmacists) is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(a) of paragraph 22 (pharmacy opening hours: general), omit “not less than”.

(3) In paragraph 24 (determination of pharmacy opening hours instigated by the Primary Care Trust)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (3)(c), omit “not less than”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (6), omit “in writing”; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (9), omit “in writing”.

(4) In paragraph 25 (determination of pharmacy opening hours instigated by the pharmacist)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (4), omit “not less than”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (8), omit “in writing”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (11), omit “in writing”.

(5) In sub-paragraph (4) of paragraph 29 (duty to provide information about fitness to practise matters: pharmacists on pharmaceutical lists on 1st April 2005), for “of the of the Police Act” substitute “of the Police Act”.

(6) In sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 34 (information to be supplied), for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) in the case of a pharmacist that is a body corporate, any change to the name, registration number, registered office, telephone number relating to that office of the body corporate or the name and address of any director or superintendent of the body corporate;”.

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The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2005/1501 and 2006/552.