The Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/2179
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st September 2007.

(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Medicines (Sale or Supply) Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1980 .

Section 2 Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 1 of the principal Regulations (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2)(a)—

(a) in the definition of “independent clinic”—

(i) in paragraph (b), for “2001;” substitute “2001, and”, and

(ii) after paragraph (b) insert—

(c) in relation to Northern Ireland, has the meaning given by article 2(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 ;

(b) in the definition of “independent hospital”—

(i) in paragraph (b), for “2001;” substitute “2001, and”, and

(ii) after paragraph (b) insert—

(c) in relation to Northern Ireland, has the meaning given by article 2(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;

(c) in the definition of “independent medical agency”—

(i) in paragraph (b), for “2001;” substitute “2001, and”, and

(ii) after paragraph (b) insert—

(c) in relation to Northern Ireland, has the meaning given by article 2(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;

(d) after the definition of “nurse independent prescriber” insert the following definition—

“nursing home” has the meaning given by article 11 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;

Section 3 Amendment of regulation 6 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 6 of the principal Regulations (pharmacy records)—

(a) in paragraph (2), in sub-paragraph (b)—

(i) for “Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1973” substitute “Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 ”, and

(ii) for “Misuse of Drugs (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1974” substitute “Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 ”; and

(b) in paragraph (3), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

(b) prescriptions in pursuance of which any prescription only medicine has been sold or supplied, other than—

(i) health prescriptions, or

(ii) prescriptions for a controlled drug specified in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001;

Section 4 Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal regulations

In Schedule 1 to the principal regulations (classes of persons for the purposes of regulation 5), in the paragraph beginning “Authorities or persons carrying on the business of”—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), at the end omit “or”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “clinic.” substitute “clinic, or”; and

(c) after sub-paragraph (b), insert—

(c) in Northern Ireland, a nursing home.