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Regulation 249
Doctors
Dentists
Persons lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business within the meaning of section 69 of the Medicines Act 1968.
Authorities or persons carrying on the business of—
(a)an independent hospital, independent clinic or independent medical agency,
(b)a hospital or health centre which is not an independent hospital or independent clinic, or
(c)in Northern Ireland, a nursing home.
Holders of wholesale dealer's licences or persons to whom the restrictions imposed by regulation 18(1) do not apply by virtue of an exemption in these Regulations.
Ministers of the Crown and Government departments.
Scottish Ministers.
Welsh Ministers.
A Northern Ireland Minister.
An NHS trust.
An NHS foundation trust.
[F1A local authority in the exercise of public health functions (within the meaning of the National Health Service Act 2006).]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 22 inserted (1.4.2013) by The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/235), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 176(8)(a) (with Sch. 3 para. 28)
[F2Public Health England.]
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 22 inserted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/323), regs. 1, 8(2) and words in Sch. 22 inserted (N.I.) (1.4.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.R. 2015/178), regs. 1, 8(2)
[F2Public Health Agency.]
The Common Services Agency.
A health authority or a special health authority.
F3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F3Words in Sch. 22 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/235), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 176(8)(b) (with Sch. 3 para. 28)
A person other than an excepted person who carries on a business consisting (wholly or partly) of supplying medicinal products in circumstances corresponding to retail sale, or of administering such products, pursuant to an arrangement made with—
(a)an NHS trust or an NHS foundation trust;
(b)the Common Services Agency;
[F4(ba)a clinical commissioning group; ]
[F4(bb)the National Health Service Commissioning Board;]
[F5(bc) a local authority;
(bd)Public Health England;
(be)Public Health Agency; or]
(c)a health authority or a special health authority; F6...
F6(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F4Words in Sch. 22 inserted (1.4.2013) by The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/235), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 176(8)(c)(i) (with Sch. 3 para. 28)
F5Words in Sch. 22 substituted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/323), regs. 1, 8(3) and words in Sch. 22 substituted (N.I.) (1.4.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.R. 2015/178), regs. 1, 8(3)
F6Words in Sch. 22 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/235), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 176(8)(c)(ii) (with Sch. 3 para. 28)
A person other than an excepted person who carries on a business consisting (wholly or partly) of the supply or administration of medicinal products for the purpose of assisting the provision of health care by or on behalf of, or under arrangements made by—
(a)a police force in England, Wales or Scotland;
(b)the Police Service of Northern Ireland;
(c)a prison service; F7...
[F8(d) Her Majesty’s Forces; or
(e)a contractor carrying out helicopter search and rescue operations on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.]
Textual Amendments
F7Word in Sch. 22 omitted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2015) by virtue of The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/323), regs. 1, 8(4) and word in Sch. 22 omitted (N.I.) (1.4.2015) by virtue of The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.R. 2015/178), regs. 1, 8(4)
F8Words in Sch. 22 substituted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/323), regs. 1, 8(5) and words in Sch. 22 substituted (N.I.) (1.4.2015) by The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.R. 2015/178), regs. 1, 8(5)
In this Schedule “excepted person” means—
(a)a doctor or dentist; or
(b)a person lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business within the meaning of section 69 of the Medicines Act 1968.
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