Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 1162
Medicines
The Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008
Made
22nd April 2008
Laid before Parliament
29th April 2008
Coming into force
4th June 2008
The Secretary of State and the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, acting jointly, make the following Regulations in exercise of powers conferred upon them by sections 66(1), 87(1), 91(2) and 129 (1) and (5) of the Medicines Act 1968( 1 ), or, in the case of the Minister, the powers conferred by those provisions and now vested in him( 2 ).
In accordance with section 129(6) of that Act, they have consulted such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by these Regulations. In accordance with section 129(7) of that Act, they have consulted and taken into account the advice of the Commission on Human Medicines.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 4 th June 2008.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the Sale or Supply Regulations” means the Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1980( 3 ); and
“the Child Safety Regulations” means the Medicines (Child Safety) Regulations 2003( 4 ).
Amendment of the Sale or Supply Regulations
2. —(1) The Sale or Supply Regulations shall be amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2), in sub-paragraph (a)—
(a) in the definition of “health prescription”, after “a nurse independent prescriber” insert “, an optometrist independent prescriber”; and
(b) after the definition of “nursing home” insert the following definition—
“ “optometrist independent prescriber” means a person—
who is a registered optometrist, and
against whose name is recorded in the relevant register an annotation that he is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as an optometrist independent prescriber; ” .
(3) In Schedule 2 (particulars in pharmacy records), in paragraph 1—
(a) after “a nurse independent prescriber” insert “, an optometrist independent prescriber”; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (c), after “nurse independent prescriber” insert “, optometrist independent prescriber”.
Amendment of the Child Safety Regulations
3. —(1) The Child Safety Regulations shall be amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2) after the definition of “ nurse prescriber” insert the following definition—
“ “optometrist independent prescriber” means a person—
who is a registered optometrist, and
against whose name is recorded in the relevant register an annotation signifying that he is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as an optometrist independent prescriber; ” .
(3) In regulation 3 (exemptions from regulation 2), in paragraph (1), in sub-paragraph (a) after “pharmacist independent prescriber” insert “, optometrist independent prescriber”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Dawn Primarolo
Minister of State,
Department of Health
22nd April 2008
Michael McGimpsey
Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
16th April 2008
1968 c.67 . The expression “the Ministers”, which is relevant to the powers being exercised in the making of these Regulations, is defined in section 1 of the Act as amended by article 2(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, S.I. 1969/388 , paragraph 1(1) of the Schedule to S.I. 1999/3142 and paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 8 to S.I. 2006/2407 .
By virtue of section 95(5) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 12 to, the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c.47) ; the Department for which the Minister is responsible was renamed by virtue of article 3(6) of S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1.) .
S.I. 1980/1923 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2003/698 , 2005/1520 , 2006/914 and 2007/2179 .
S.I. 2003/2317 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2005/1520 and 2006/914 .