Interpretation2.

In this Order—

“2012 Regulations” means the Human Medicines Regulations 20122;
“approved UK prescriber” means an authorised prescriber who is an appropriate practitioner in relation to any prescription only medicine by virtue of regulation 214(3)(a), (c), (d) or (e) of the 2012 Regulations3 (sale or supply of prescription only medicines);

“authorised prescriber” means any person who is an appropriate practitioner for the purposes of regulation 214 of the 2012 Regulations (subject to any limits on their prescribing rights included in that regulation);

“current national identity document” means a document that is a current national identity document for the purposes of the rules under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 19714 (general provisions for regulation and control);

“gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue” or “GnRH analogue” means a medicinal product that consists of or contains buserelin, gonadorelin, goserelin, leuprorelin acetate, nafarelin or triptorelin;

“NHS prescription” means an order for a medicinal product which is in the form of a prescription or direction and which is issued by an authorised prescriber as part of arrangements for the provision of services as part of—

(a)

in England, the health service as defined by section 275(1) of the National Health Service Act 20065 (interpretation);

(b)

in Scotland, the health service as defined by section 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19786 (interpretation and construction);

(c)

in Wales, the health service as defined by section 206(1) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 20067 (interpretation);

(d)

in Northern Ireland, the system of health and social care promoted under section 2(1) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 20098 (Department’s general duty);

“private prescription” means an order for a medicinal product which is in the form of a prescription or direction which is not a NHS prescription (whether or not it would otherwise be considered a private prescription);

“sale” means sale by retail (and “selling” has a corresponding meaning);

“specified document” has the meaning given in rule 37(1H) of the election rules in Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 19839 (Parliamentary election rules – voting procedure and voter identification requirements);

“supply” means supply in circumstances corresponding to retail sale (which includes supply by way of administration but does not include supply for the purposes of a clinical trial that has been authorised by the licensing authority);

“UK birth certificate” means a certified copy of a United Kingdom birth register entry or a valid certificate of birth compiled from such an entry.