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219.—(1) This regulation applies to a prescription that is not a health prescription for a [F1substance or product for the time being specified in Schedule 1 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 or in Schedule 1 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002].
(2) A prescription only medicine is also sold or supplied in accordance with a prescription given by an appropriate practitioner other than an EEA health professional if—
(a)conditions A and B in regulation 217 are not met; but
(b)the conditions in paragraph (4) of this regulation and conditions C to E in regulation 217 are met.
F2(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) The conditions mentioned in [F3paragraph (2)(b)] are that the prescription is—
(a)created in electronic form;
[F4(b)signed with an advanced electronic signature; and
(c)sent to the person by whom it is dispensed—
(i)as an electronic communication (whether or not through one or more intermediaries), and
(ii)via the electronic prescription service, if it is for a substance or product for the time being specified in Schedule 2 or 3 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 or in Schedule 2 or 3 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002.]
[F5(5) In this regulation—
“advanced electronic signature” means an electronic signature that is—
(a)
uniquely linked to the person giving the prescription;
(b)
capable of identifying that person;
(c)
created using means which that person can maintain under that person’s sole control; and
(d)
linked to the data to which it relates in such a manner that any subsequent change of data is detectable;
“electronic prescription service” means the service of that name which is managed by the Health and Social Care Information Centre established under section 252 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (the Health and Social Care Information Centre).]
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F1Words in reg. 219(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (1.7.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/903), regs. 1, 4(2) and words in reg. 219(1) substituted (N.I.) (1.7.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.R. 2015/259), regs. 1, 4(2)
F2Reg. 219(3) omitted (E.W.S.) (1.7.2015) by virtue of The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/903), regs. 1, 4(3) and reg. 219(3) omitted (N.I.) (1.7.2015) by virtue of The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.R. 2015/259), regs. 1, 4(3)
F3Words in reg. 219(4) substituted (E.W.S.) (1.7.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/903), regs. 1, 4(4)(a) and words in reg. 219(4) substituted (N.I.) (1.7.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.R. 2015/259), regs. 1, 4(4)(a)
F4Reg. 219(4)(b)(c) substituted (1.7.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/903), regs. 1, 4(4)(b) and reg. 219(4)(b)(c) substituted (1.7.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.R. 2015/259), regs. 1, 4(4)(b)
F5Reg. 219(5) substituted (1.7.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/903), regs. 1, 4(5) and reg. 219(5) substituted (1.7.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.R. 2015/259), regs. 1, 4(5)
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