The Pharmacy (1976 Order) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013

Transitional provisions

3.—(1) In this Article—

“the Council” means the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland;

“a pre-existing indemnity arrangement” means–

(a)

an adequate and appropriate indemnity arrangement commenced on or before the 6th November 2013; or

(b)

an adequate and appropriate insurance policy commenced on or before the 6th November 2013;

“registrar” means the registrar appointed under Article 9(1) of the principal Order;

“the transitional period” means the twelve month period that ends at the end of 6th November 2014.

(2) Subject to paragraph (4), the obligation in Article 11A(1) of the principal Order (Indemnity arrangements) for a registered person to have an appropriate indemnity arrangement in respect of liabilities which may be incurred in practising as a pharmaceutical chemist does not apply during the transitional period where there is a pre-existing indemnity arrangement in relation to that registered person.

(3) Where paragraph (2) applies, the registrar shall request in writing that a registered person who practises as a pharmaceutical chemist provides evidence of the pre-existing indemnity arrangement to him within such period as the registrar may specify.

(4) Nothing in paragraph (2) affects the duty of a registered person who practises as a pharmaceutical chemist—

(a) before the end of the transitional period, to comply with the obligation in Article 11A(1) as it otherwise has effect on or before the expiry of the pre-existing indemnity arrangement; and

(b) at or after the end of the transitional period.