The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 No. 1916

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 34 Amendments to existing law

PART 3 Northern Ireland Orders in Council

Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972

46.  The Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972(1) is amended as follows—

(a) in article 2(2), in the definition “pharmacist” for “Medicines Act 1968” substitute “Human Medicines Regulations 2012”; and

(b) in article 57D—

(i) in paragraphs (3) and (5) for “Community” substitute “EU”, and

(ii) in paragraph (5) for “regulation 1 of the Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations etc Regulations 1997” substitute “regulation 8(1) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012”.

Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976

47.  In article 2(2) of the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976(2), in the definition “retail pharmacy business” for “section 132(1) of the Medicines Act 1968” substitute “regulation 8(1) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012”.

Poisons (Northern Ireland) Order 1976

48.  In article 2(2) of the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976(3)—

(a) in the definition “pharmacist” after “Medicines Act” insert “or the Human Medicines Regulations 2012”; and

(b) in the definition “retail pharmacy business” for “section 132(1) of the Medicines Act 1968” substitute “regulation 8(1) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012”.

Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981

49.  In article 38 of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(4) in the definition “retail pharmacy business” for “section 132(1) of the Medicines Act 1968” substitute “regulation 8(1) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012”.

Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

50.  In article 33(6) of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997(5) for the entry relating to the Medicines Act 1968 substitute “Parts 3 to 8, 12 and 16 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012”.

Shops (Sunday Trading &c.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

51.  In article 4(3) of the Shops (Sunday Trading &c.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997(6) for “the Medicines Act 1968” substitute “the Human Medicines Regulations 2012”.

(1)

S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14). Article 57D was inserted by article 4 of the Primary Medical Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/311 (N.I. 2))

(2)

S.I. 1976/1213 (N.I. 22).

(3)

S.I. 1976/1214 (N.I. 23).

(4)

S.I. 1981/1115 (N.I. 22).

(5)

S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19). Article 33(6) was amended by S.R. (NI) 2006 No 45.

(6)

S.I. 1997/2779 (N.I. 20).