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39.—(1) The secure storage at a pharmacy, pending their disposal there or elsewhere, of waste medicines (including those which are special waste) which have been returned to the pharmacy from households or by individuals if—
(a)the total quantity of such returned waste medicines at the pharmacy does not exceed 5 cubic metres at any time; and
(b)any waste medicine so returned to the pharmacy is not stored there for longer than six months.
(2) The storage at the premises of a medical, nursing or veterinary practice of waste (including special waste) produced in carrying on that practice if—
(a)the total quantity of that waste at the premises does not at any time exceed 5 cubic metres; and
(b)no such waste is stored at those premises for longer than three months.
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