Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Qualifications (Pharmacists) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019.

(2) These Regulations come into force on exit day.

Pharmacists

2.  The Schedule contains–

(a)amendments relating to pharmacists in Northern Ireland;

(b)transitional and savings provision relating to those amendments.

Review of continued recognition of certain European qualifications

3.—(1) The Secretary of State must, after the end of the period of two years beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force—

(a)carry out a review of the operation of the provision contained in Article 8(2)(c), (2B) and (2C) of the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (which concerns the recognition to be given to certain European qualifications after exit day) as substituted and inserted by these Regulations;

(b)set out the conclusions of the review in a report;

(c)publish the report.

(2) The report must be published within the period of six months beginning with the day after the end of the period referred to in paragraph (1).

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

Stephen Hammond

Minister of State,

Department of Health and Social Care

14th March 2019