The European Qualifications (Pharmacy) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2008 No. 192

Pharmacy

The European Qualifications (Pharmacy) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Made

29th April 2008

Coming into operation

22nd May 2008

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (1), being a Department designated (2) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(3) in relation to measures in respect of the conditions of, and the recognition of qualifications for, access to and pursuit of activities in the field of pharmacy, makes the following regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2(4) to, the European Communities Act 1972.

These regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety that it is expedient for the references to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7th September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications(5), or to a provision of that Directive, to be construed as references to that Directive, or to that provision of the Directive, as amended from time to time.

(1)

See S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) Article 3(6)

(2)

S.I. 1996/1912

(3)

1972 c.68

(4)

Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51)

(5)

OJ No. L255, 30.09.2005, p.22, as amended by Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20^th November 2006, OJ No. L363 of 20.12.2006, p.141 [and instruments by which EEA States and Switzerland adopt 2005/36]