Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations
3. In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations (supply of drugs and appliances by chemists):—
(a)in paragraph (2) the following words shall be added at the end of the paragraph—
“or, in cases falling within regulation 2A above, provide such a declaration in such other written or alternative form as the Secretary of State is satisfied is suitable for the purposes of a pilot scheme on the use of electronic prescribing.”; and
(b)in paragraphs (3)(a) and (3)(b) the words “on the prescription form” shall be deleted and the following words added at the end of each paragraph—
“either on the prescription form or, in cases falling within regulation 2A above, in such other written or alternative form as the Secretary of State is satisfied is suitable for the purposes of a pilot scheme on the use of electronic prescribing;”.