Establishment of common regulatory system
11(1)Section 9 (inspection and enforcement) is amended as follows.
(2)For subsection (4) substitute—
“(4)An inspector appointed by the General Pharmaceutical Council under article 8(1) of the Pharmacy Order 2010 may at all reasonable times—
(a)enter any registered pharmacy to ascertain whether an offence under section 3A, 3B, 3C or 7(4) has been committed by a pharmacist or a person carrying on a retail pharmacy business;
(b)enter any suspicious premises to ascertain whether either of the following offences has been committed—
(i)an offence under section 3B, or
(ii)an offence under section 7(4) in relation to contravention of any regulations that relate solely to regulated poisons.
(4A)“Suspicious premises” are premises in which the inspector has reasonable cause to suspect that an offence mentioned in subsection (4)(b) has been committed.
(4B)An inspector appointed by the General Pharmaceutical Council under article 8(1) of the Pharmacy Order 2010 may also make such examination and inquiry and do such other things (including the taking, on payment, of samples) as may be necessary for ascertaining any of the things mentioned in subsection (4)(a) and (b).”
(3)Omit subsections (5) to (7).