(1) the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety may by order make provision for the application of this Act in relation to druggists subject to such exceptions and modifications as may be specified in the order. (2) In this paragraph “ druggist ” means a person registered in the register of druggists for Northern Ireland made out and maintained under Articles 6 and 9 of the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 .
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The appropriate Northern Ireland Minister may in relation to Northern Ireland exercise any power of making an order or regulations which is conferred on the Ministers by any provision of this Act ... ... ... where in his ... opinion there are special circumstances which render it expedient to do so.
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Every order or regulation under this Act made by the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety ... by virtue of the power conferred by paragraph 1 ... or paragraph 6 of this Schedule ... shall be subject to negative resolution within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 as if it were a statutory instrument within the meaning of that Act.
In this Schedule “ the appropriate Northern Ireland Minister ”— (a) ... means the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety ; (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
In this Act any reference to the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety ..., and any reference which is to be construed as including a reference to that Minister , shall include a reference to the Ministry of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland ....
The Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979, except article 5(2)( a ) of that Order (which requires the responsible officer of each rule-making authority making any statutory rules to send copies of them, and certain information, to the Ministry of Finance for Northern Ireland for registration under that Order ), shall not apply to any orders or regulations made under this Act by statutory instrument.
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