The Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022

Medicines Act 1968

5.  In section 84A(1) (rules by the General Pharmaceutical Council)—

(a) in subsection (2), for “Part 4 of this Act” substitute “any provision of Part 4 of this Act other than section 72A”; and

(b) after subsection (2), insert the following subsections—

“(3) The power of the General Pharmaceutical Council to make rules under section 72A may be exercised so as to make different provision for different areas or in relation to different cases or different circumstances to which the power is applicable, and to make any such provision subject to such exceptions, limitations and conditions (if any) as the General Pharmaceutical Council considers necessary or expedient.

(4) Before making rules under section 72A, the General Pharmaceutical Council must publish draft rules and invite representations to be made to it about the draft by—

(a) the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers, and

(b) any other persons appearing to it appropriate to consult about the draft.

(5) No rules made under section 72A by the General Pharmaceutical Council are to come into force until approved by order of the Privy Council.

(6) The power vested in the Privy Council to make an order under subsection (5) may be exercised by any two or more members of the Privy Council.

(7) The making of an order under subsection (5) is sufficiently signified by an instrument signed by the Clerk of the Privy Council.

(8) Where an order under subsection (5) is signified by an instrument purporting to be signed by the Clerk of the Privy Council, that is evidence and in Scotland sufficient evidence of—

(a) the fact that the order was duly made, and

(b) the order’s terms.”.

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Section 84A was inserted by S.I. 2010/231.