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Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 1615

Health Care And Associated Professions

Pharmacy

The General Pharmaceutical Council (Fitness to Practise and Disqualification etc. Rules) Order of Council 2010

Made

28th June 2010

Laid before Parliament

5th July 2010

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

5th July 2010

Coming into force

27th September 2010

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 28th day of June 2010

By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council

The General Pharmaceutical Council(1) has made the General Pharmaceutical Council (Fitness to Practise and Disqualification etc.) Rules 2010, which are set out in the Schedule to this Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by articles 48(1)(b), 51(5), 52(1) and (2), 57(3), 61(1) to (3) and (6), 63(4), 64(8) and 66(1) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to, the Pharmacy Order 2010(2).

In accordance with article 66(3) of that Order, the General Pharmaceutical Council has, in relation to the rules under Parts 6 and 7 of that Order, consulted such persons or organisations as it considered appropriate including the persons and organisations listed in paragraphs (a) to (h) of article 66(3) of that Order.

By virtue of article 66(4) of that Order, such rules are not to come into force until approved by Order of the Privy Council.

(1)

The Council is established by article 4 of the Pharmacy Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/231).

(2)

See article 3(1) for the definition of “prescribed”.