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Amendment of article 1 of the POM Order

3.  In article 1 of the POM Order (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2)—

(a)in the definition of “relevant register”—

(i)in paragraph (a) omit “and”;

(ii)in paragraph (b), after “the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976;” insert “and”; and

(iii)after paragraph (b), insert—

(c)in relation to a person whose name is registered in the part of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council in pursuance of article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001 relating to—

(i)chiropodists and podiatrists;

(ii)physiotherapists; or

(iii)radiographers: diagnostic or therapeutic;

that register;

(b)in the definition of “supplementary prescriber”(1)—

(i)in paragraph (b), omit “or”;

(ii)in paragraph (c), after “a registered midwife,” insert “or”;

(iii)after paragraph (c), insert—

(d)a person whose name is registered in the part of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council in pursuance of article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001 relating to—

(i)chiropodists and podiatrists;

(ii)physiotherapists; or

(iii)radiographers: diagnostic or therapeutic;; and

(c)after “an annotation”, insert “or entry”.

(1)

The definition of “supplementary prescriber” was inserted by S.I. 2003/696 and amended by S.I. 2004/1771.