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The Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007

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Offences relating to the Register of Pharmacists

20.—(1) A person commits an offence if—

(a)he falsely represents that—

(i)he is registered in the Register of Pharmacists,

(ii)he is registered in a particular part of the Register of Pharmacists, or

(iii)his registration in the Register of Pharmacists has a particular annotation; or

(b)he uses—

(i)the title “registered pharmacist” without being registered in the Register of Pharmacists, or

(ii)a title in respect of a particular annotation, which is a prescribed specialist title, where he does not have an entry in the Register of Pharmacists with that particular annotation.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b)(ii), “prescribed specialist title” means a title for a pharmacist which the Council prescribes as being a title that is only to be used by a registrant with a particular annotation.

(3) A person commits an offence if he practises as a pharmacist whilst being registered in Part 2 of the Register of Pharmacists.

(4) A person who exhibits any certificate purporting to be a certificate of registration issued under—

(a)article 32 in respect of a registered pharmacist but which is not a certificate of registration issued under that article in respect of a registered pharmacist; or

(b)one of the Pharmacy Acts in respect of a pharmaceutical chemist but which is not a certificate of registration issued under one of those Acts in respect of a pharmaceutical chemist,

commits an offence.

(5) If a person—

(a)uses, or lends to or allows to be used by any other person, a certificate of registration in respect of a pharmacist or pharmaceutical chemist (whether issued under article 32 or one of the Pharmacy Acts); or

(b)makes or has in his possession any document closely resembling such a certificate,

for fraudulent purposes, he commits an offence.

(6) Any person who commits an offence under—

(a)paragraph (1) or (3) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale; or

(b)paragraph (4) or (5) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

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