The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Amendment of regulation 2

3.  In regulation 2(2) (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “designated body” insert the following definition—

““domiciliary care agency” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 2(2) of the 2003 Order;”;

(b) after the definition of “health care” insert the following definition—

““hospital” shall be construed in accordance with Article 2(2) of the 2003 Order;”;

(c) omit the definition of “NIAS”;

(d) after the definition of “piloted services” insert the following definition—

““Primary medical services performers list” means the list of persons performing primary medical services prepared in accordance with regulations made under Article 57G of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972(1);”;

(e) after the definition of “registered pharmacy” insert the following definition—

““regular force” means the Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines or the regular army (that is, Her Majesty’s military forces other than the Army Reserve, the Territorial Army or the forces raised under the law of a British overseas territory);”;

(f) replace the definition of “regulatory body” with the following definition—

““regulatory body” means—

(i)

a body referred to in section 25(3) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002(2) (the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care(3)); and

(ii)

the Northern Ireland Social Care Council(4);”;

(g) after the definition of “regulatory body” insert the following definitions—

““relevant activities” means activities that involve, or may involve, the management or use of controlled drugs;

“relevant independent hospital” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 2A;”;

(h) after the definition of “relevant individual” insert the following definition—

““relevant person” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 23;”;

(i) after the definition of “relevant premises” insert the following definition—

““reserve force” means the Royal Air force Reserve, the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, the Royal Fleet Reserve, the Royal Naval Reserve, the Royal Marines reserve, the Army Reserve or the Territorial Army;”;

(j) in the definition of “RQIA” replace the full stop with a semi colon; and

(k) after the definition of “RQIA” add the following definitions—

““senior manager”, in relation to a body or undertaking means one of the individuals who play significant roles in—

(a)

the making of decisions about how the whole or a substantial part of its activities are to be managed or organised; or

(b)

the actual managing or organising of the whole or a substantial part of those activities;

“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.”.

(1)

S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14); Article 57G was inserted by Article 8 of the Primary Medical Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2004

(2)

2002 c.17

(3)

Words substituted by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 c. 7 Pt 7 s.222(2)(a)

(4)

Established by s.1 of the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001, 2001 c.3 (N.I)