2005 No. 768
The Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations Etc.) Amendment Regulations 2005
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations Etc.) Amendment Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 7th April 2005.
2
In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations Etc.) Regulations 19943.
Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations2
In regulation 1 of the principal Regulations (citation, commencement and extent)—
a
after the definition of “the EMEA”4, insert the following definition—
“first level nurse” means a person registered in Sub-Part 1 of the Nurses' Part of the professional register;
b
after the definition of “parallel import license”, insert the following definitions—
“professional register” means the register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Council under article 5 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 20015;
“registered midwife” means a person registered in the Midwives' Part of the professional register;
c
after the definition of “relevant medicinal product”6, insert the following definitions—
“relevant register” means—
- a
in relation to a first level nurse or registered midwife, the professional register;
- b
in relation to a pharmacist, the register maintained in pursuance of section 2(1) of the Pharmacy Act 19547 or the register maintained in pursuance of Articles 6 and 9 of the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 19768; and
- c
in relation to a person whose name is registered in the part of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council in pursuance of article 5 of the Health Professions Order 20019 relating to—
- i
chiropodists and podiatrists;
- ii
physiotherapists;
- iii
radiographers: diagnostic or therapeutic,
that register;
“supplementary prescriber” means—
- a
a first level nurse,
- b
a pharmacist,
- c
a registered midwife, or
- d
a person whose name is registered in the part of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council in pursuance of article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001relating to—
- i
chiropodists and podiatrists;
- ii
physiotherapists;
- iii
radiographers: diagnostic or therapeutic,
against whose name is recorded in the relevant register, an annotation or entry signifying that he is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as a supplementary prescriber.
Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations3
In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (exemptions and exceptions from the provisions of regulation 3)—
a
in paragraph 1, for “ or dentist”, substitute “, dentist or supplementary prescriber”
b
in paragraph 2—
i
in sub-paragraph (a), for “or dentist”, substitute “, dentist or supplementary prescriber”; and
ii
in sub-paragraph (c), for “or dentist”, substitute “, dentist or supplementary prescriber”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
(This note is not part of the Regulations)