Arrangements for pharmaceutical servicesN.I.
63 .F1 [F2 (1) [F3The Department] shall, in accordance with regulations, make arrangements F4... for the[F5 provision] to persons F4... of—
proper and sufficient drugs and medicines and listed appliances which are ordered for those persons by a medical practitioner in pursuance of his functions—
in providing any service in pursuance of this Order; or
in the [F6health care] established in pursuance of section 1 of the National Health Service Act 1977 [1977 c.49] or section 1 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 [1978 c.29] ; or
in the armed forces of the Crown (excluding forces of a Commonwealth country and forces raised in a colony);F7. . .
listed drugs and medicines which are ordered for those persons by a dental practitioner in pursuance of such functions;F8. . .
[F9listed drugs and medicines and listed appliances which are ordered for those persons by[F10 a pharmacist or] a prescribed description of registered nurse, midwife or health visitor in pursuance of such functions; and]
[F11such services as may be prescribed;]
[F12and the services provided in accordance with the arrangements are, together with additional pharmaceutical services provided in accordance with [F13arrangements] under Article 63A, referred to in this Order as “pharmaceutical services”.]
[F14(2) Regulations shall provide for securing that arrangements made by [F15the Department] under paragraph (1) will enable persons F16... for whom drugs, medicines or appliances mentioned in that paragraph are ordered as there mentioned[F17, or to whom services mentioned in paragraph (1)(c) are to be provided] to receive them from persons with whom such arrangements have been made.
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(2B) F18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(3) Before making any regulations under this Article, the Ministry shall consult such organisations as appear to the Minister to be representative of the pharmaceutical profession.
F19[(4) In this Article “listed” means included in a list for the time being approved for the purposes of this Article by the Department.]
F1mod. by SR 2004/259
F3Words in art. 63(1) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 33(2)(a); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)
F4Words in art. 63(1) omitted (1.4.2022) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 33(2)(b); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)
F6Words in Order substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), s. 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(b); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2
F13Word in art. 63(1) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 33(2)(c); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)
F15Words in art. 63(2) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 33(3)(a); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)
F16Words in art. 63(2) omitted (1.4.2022) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 33(3)(b); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)
F18Art. 63(2A)-(2D) repealed (26.3.2008) by Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 2), ss. 10(2), 18(1)(a)(c), Sch. 2 Pt. 1