The Medicines (Pharmacy and General Sale— Exemption) Order 1980

Article 5(1)(b) and (2)

PART II

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Persons exempted	Medicinal products to which the exemption applies	Conditions
1. Royal National Lifeboat Institution and certificated first aiders of the Institution.	1. All medicinal products.	1. The supply shall be only so far as is necessary for the treatment of sick or injured persons.
2. British Red Cross Society and certificated first aid and certificated nursing members of the Society.	2. All pharmacy medicines and all medicinal products on a general sale list.	2. The supply shall be only so far as is necessary for the treatment of sick or injured persons.
3. St. John Ambulance Association and Brigade and certificated first aid and certificated nursing members of the Association and Brigade.	3. All pharmacy medicines and all medicinal products on a general sale list.	3. The supply shall be only so far as is necessary for the treatment of sick or injured persons.
4. St. Andrew's Ambulance Association and certificated first aid and certificated nursing members of the Association.	4. All pharmacy medicines and all medicinal products on a general sale list.	4. The supply shall be only so far as is necessary for the treatment of sick or injured persons.
5. Order of Malta Ambulance Corps and certificated first aid and certificated nursing members of the Corps.	5. All pharmacy medicines and all medicinal products on a general sale list.	5. The supply shall be only so far as is necessary for the treatment of sick or injured persons.
6. Persons authorised by licences granted under regulation 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1973(1) or regulation 5 of the Misuse of Drugs (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1974(2) to supply a controlled drug.	6. Such prescription only medicines and such pharmacy medicines as are specified in the licence.	6. The supply shall be subject to such conditions and in such circumstances and to such an extent as may be specified in the licence.
7. Persons requiring medicinal products for the purpose of enabling them, in the course of any business carried on by them, to comply with any requirements made by or in pursuance of any enactment with respect to the medical treatment of their employees.	7. Such prescription only medicines and such pharmacy medicines as may be specified in the relevant enactment and medicinal products on a general sale list.	7. The supply shall be— (a) for the purpose of enabling them to comply with any requirements made by or in pursuance of any such enactment, and (b) subject to such conditions and in such circumstances as may be specified in the relevant enactment.
8. The owner or the master of a ship which does not carry a doctor on board as part of her complement.	8. All medicinal products.	8. The supply shall be only so far as is necessary for the treatment of persons on the ship.
9. Persons operating an occupational health scheme.	9. All pharmacy medicines, all medicinal products on a general sale list and such prescription only medicines as are sold or supplied to a person operating an occupational health scheme in response to an order in writing signed by a doctor, a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse.	9.—(1) The supply shall be in the course of an occupational health scheme. (2) The individual supplying the medicinal product, if not a doctor, shall be— (a) a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse, and (b) where the medicinal product in question is a prescription only medicine, acting in accordance with the written instructions of a doctor as to the circumstances in which prescription only medicines of the description in question are to be used in the course of the occupational health scheme.
10. Persons carrying on the business of a school providing full-time education.	10. Pharmacy medicines that are for use in the prevention of dental caries and consist of or contain Sodium Fluoride.	10. The supply shall be— (a) in the course of a school dental scheme, and (b) if to a child under 16 only where the parent or guardian of that child has consented to such supply.
11. Health authorities.	11. Pharmacy medicines that are for use in the prevention of dental caries and consist of or contain Sodium Fluoride.	11. The supply shall be in the course of— (a) a pre-school dental scheme, and the individual supplying the medicinal product shall be a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse, or (b) a school dental scheme, and if to a child under 16 only where the parent or guardian of that child has consented to such supply.
12. The operator or commander of an aircraft.	12. All pharmacy medicines, all medicinal products on a general sale list and prescription only medicines which are not for parenteral administration and which have been sold or supplied to the operator or commander of the aircraft in response to an order in writing signed by a doctor.	12. The supply shall be only so far as is necessary for the immediate treatment of sick or injured persons on the aircraft and, in the case of a prescription only medicine, shall be in accordance with the written instructions of a doctor as to the circumstances in which prescription only medicines of the description in question are to be used on the aircraft.

(1)

to which there are no amendments relevant to this order.

(2)

to which there are no amendments relevant to this order.