Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976

InterpretationN.I.

2.—(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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  • [F3“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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  • [F4“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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  • [F5“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;

  • [F6“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, F7... druggist or student, registered in the appropriate register under Article 6;

  • “registered person” means a person registered as a pharmaceutical chemist F8... 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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  • [F9“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 [F10regulation 8(1) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012];

  • [F11“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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F10Words 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)

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