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- s. 69(1A)(1B) added (prosp.) by 1997 c. 19 s. 1 Sch. para. 5(b)
- s. 84B inserted by S.I. 2016/372 art. 12
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- s. 69(1A)(1B) added (prosp.) by 1997 c. 19 s. 1 Sch. para. 5(b)
- s. 84B inserted by S.I. 2016/372 art. 12
[F174B.Conditions for registration: Great BritainU.K.
(1)The conditions referred to in section 74A are as follows.
(2)Condition A is that an application for the entry of the premises in Part 3 of the register or, as the case may be, for the renewal of the entry of the premises in Part 3 of the register is made—
(a)in such form and manner as is prescribed in rules made by the General Pharmaceutical Council; and
(b)if the application is an application for renewal, by such time prior to the entry ceasing to be valid as is so prescribed.
(3)Condition B is that the appropriate fee prescribed in rules made by the General Pharmaceutical Council under article 36(1) of the Pharmacy Order 2010 is paid.
(4)Condition C—
(a)if the application is an application for the entry of the premises in Part 3 of the register, is that either—
(i)the applicant is lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business, or
(ii)if the premises are entered in Part 3 of the register, and the applicant begins to carry on a retail pharmacy business at [F2or from] the premises, the applicant will, from the time the applicant begins to do so, be a person lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business; or
(b)if the application is an application for the renewal of the entry of the premises in Part 3 of the register, is that the applicant is lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business at [F3or from] the premises.
(5)Condition D—
(a)if the application is an application for the entry of the premises in Part 3 of the register, is that the standards that are [F4provided for in rules made] [F4set] under article 7(1) of the Pharmacy Order 2010 are met, or are capable of being met, in connection with the carrying on of a retail pharmacy business at [F5or from] the premises; or
(b)if the application is an application for the renewal of the entry of the premises in Part 3 of the register, is—
(i)that the standards that are [F6provided for in rules made] [F6set] under article 7(1) of the Pharmacy Order 2010 are met in connection with the carrying on of a retail pharmacy business at [F7or from] the premises, and
(ii)that the requirements of rules [F8(if any)] made under article 7(4) of that Order are met by the person carrying on a retail pharmacy business at [F9or from] the premises.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 74A-74L inserted (10.2.2010 for specified purposes, 27.9.2010 in so far as not already in force) by The Pharmacy Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/231), art. 1(3), Sch. 4 para. 1(8) (with Sch. 5 para. 10); S.I. 2010/1621, art. 2(1), Sch.
F2Words in s. 74B(4)(a)(ii) inserted (1.12.2022) by The Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/849), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 8(a)(i); S.I. 2022/1023, art. 2
F3Words in s. 74B(4)(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. 8(a)(ii); S.I. 2022/1023, art. 2
F4Word in s. 74B(5)(a) substituted (24.5.2018 for E.W.S.) by The Pharmacy (Premises Standards, Information Obligations, etc.) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/372), arts. 1(3), 6(a); S.I. 2018/512, art. 2(1)(a)(i)(2)
F5Words in s. 74B(5)(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. 8(b)(i); S.I. 2022/1023, art. 2
F6Word in s. 74B(5)(b)(i) substituted (24.5.2018 for E.W.S.) by The Pharmacy (Premises Standards, Information Obligations, etc.) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/372), arts. 1(3), 6(b)(i); S.I. 2018/512, art. 2(1)(a)(i)(2)
F7Words in s. 74B(5)(b)(i) inserted (1.12.2022) by The Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/849), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 8(b)(ii); S.I. 2022/1023, art. 2
F8Words in s. 74B(5)(b)(ii) inserted (24.5.2018 for E.W.S.) by The Pharmacy (Premises Standards, Information Obligations, etc.) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/372), arts. 1(3), 6(b)(ii); S.I. 2018/512, art. 2(1)(a)(i)(2)
F9Words in s. 74B(5)(b)(ii) inserted (1.12.2022) by The Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/849), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 8(b)(ii); S.I. 2022/1023, art. 2
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