Medicines Act 1968

[F1 70 Business carried on by individual pharmacist or by partners. U.K.

(1) The conditions referred to in section 69(1)(a) of this Act are that subsections (2) and (3) of this section are both satisfied as respects each of the premises [F2 at or from which] the retail pharmacy business is carried on and medicinal products, other than medicinal products on a general sale list, are sold by retail.

(2) This subsection is satisfied if a responsible pharmacist who satisfies [F3 the requirement of subsection (4)] of this section is in charge of [F4 the business carried on at or from] those premises, so far as concerns—

(a) the retail sale at [F5 or from] those premises of medicinal products (whether they are on a general sale list or not), and

(b) the supply at [F6 or from] those premises of such products in circumstances corresponding to retail sale.

(3) This subsection is satisfied if a notice is conspicuously displayed at those premises stating—

(a) the name of the responsible pharmacist for the time being,

[F7 (b) the number of his registration under Part 4 of the Pharmacy Order 2010 or, in relation to Northern Ireland, under the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, and]

(c) the fact that he is for the time being in charge of [F8 the business carried on at or from] those premises.

(4) The responsible pharmacist must be—

(a) the person carrying on the business, or

[F9 (b) if the business is carried on by a partnership, one of the partners or, in Scotland, one of the partners who is a person registered in Part 1 of the register maintained under article 19 of the Pharmacy Order 2010 (pharmacists other than visiting practitioners), or]

(c) another pharmacist.

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Textual Amendments

F1 S. 70 substituted (1.10.2009) by Health Act 2006 (c. 28), ss. 27(1), 83(7) (as amended by S.I. 2007/3101, regs. 1(2), 103(a)); S.I. 2008/2714, art. 2(a)

F2 Words in s. 70(1) substituted (1.12.2022) by The Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/849), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 3(a); S.I. 2022/1023, art. 2

F3 Words in s. 70(2) substituted (4.11.2011) by The Medicines Act 1968 (Pharmacy) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2647), arts. 1, 3(a); and (N.I.) (4.11.2011) by The Medicines Act 1968 (Pharmacy) Order 2011 (S.R. 2011/442), arts. 1, 3(a)

F4 Words in s. 70(2) substituted (1.12.2022) by The Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/849), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 3(b)(i); S.I. 2022/1023, art. 2

F5 Words in s. 70(2)(a) inserted (1.12.2022) by The Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/849), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 3(b)(ii); S.I. 2022/1023, art. 2

F6 Words in s. 70(2)(b) inserted (1.12.2022) by The Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/849), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 3(b)(iii); S.I. 2022/1023, art. 2

F7 S. 70(3)(b) substituted (27.9.2010) by The Pharmacy Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/231), art. 1(5), Sch. 4 para. 1(3)(a); S.I. 2010/1621, art. 2(1), Sch.

F8 Words in s. 70(3)(c) substituted (1.12.2022) by The Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/849), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 3(c); S.I. 2022/1023, art. 2

F9 S. 70(4)(b) substituted (27.9.2010) by The Pharmacy Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/231), art. 1(5), Sch. 4 para. 1(3)(b); S.I. 2010/1621, art. 2(1), Sch.

F10 S. 70(5)(6) omitted (4.11.2011) by virtue of The Medicines Act 1968 (Pharmacy) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2647), arts. 1, 3(b); and (N.I.) (4.11.2011) by virtue of The Medicines Act 1968 (Pharmacy) Order 2011 (S.R. 2011/442), arts. 1, 3(b)