17.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a provider—
(a)must provide to a patient any drug, medicine or appliance, not being a Scheduled drug, where such provision is needed for the immediate treatment of that patient before a provision can otherwise be obtained; and
(b)may provide to a patient any drug, medicine or appliance, not being a Scheduled drug, which the provider personally administers or applies to that patient,
but may, in either case, provide a restricted availability appliance only if it is for a person or a purpose specified in the Drug Tariff.
(2) Nothing in sub-paragraph (1) authorises a person to supply any drug or medicine to a patient otherwise than in accordance with Part 3 of the Medicines Act 1968(1) or any regulations or orders made thereunder.
1968 c.67. Part 3 was amended by section 1(1) to (3) of the Medicinal Products: Prescription by Nurses etc Act 1992 (c.28), section 63 of the Health and Care Social Care Act 2001 (c.5), section 220 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7), S.I. 1984/187, S.I. 1993/2538, 1994/105, 1994/3142, 1994/3144, 1997/322, 1998/108, S.I. 2002/236, 2002/253, 2003/1590, 2004/1771, 2005/2789, 2006/1916, 2006/2407 and S.I. 2012/1916.