2.—(1) Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (interpretation) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a)in the appropriate alphabetical position, insert—
““dispensing services” means services corresponding to pharmaceutical services provided under a pilot scheme;”;
(b)for the definition of “nurse prescriber” there shall be substituted—
““nurse prescriber” means a person who is registered in Parts 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 of the register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Council(1) pursuant to paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001(2) and against whose name is recorded in that register an annotation signifying that he is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances for patients;”;
(3) Paragraph (2) shall be deleted.
See article 3 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001, S.I. 2002/253.