UK Statutory Instrument 2016 United Kingdom

The Pharmacy (Premises Standards, Information Obligations, etc.) Order 2016

This Order, principally, makes provision relating to the setting of standards for the safe and effective practice of pharmacy at registered pharmacies, and relating to the enforcement of those standards. Pharmacies have to be registered in the United Kingdom if a retail pharmacy business is carried on at those premises. In Great Britain they are registered by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and in Northern Ireland by the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI).

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GPhC

What this Act requires

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Citation, commencement and interpretation

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Extent

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Transitional, transitory and saving provisions

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Privy Council procedures and legislative procedures

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Amendment of section 74 of the

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Amendment of section 74B of the 1968 Act

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Amendment of section 74H of the 1968 Act

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Amendment of section 75 of the 1968 Act

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Amendment of section 80 of the 1968 Act

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Amendment of section 82 of the 1968 Act

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New section 82A of the 1968 Act

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New section 84B of the 1968 Act

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New Article 5A of the

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Amendment of Article 20 of the 1976 Order

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Amendment of paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to the 1976 Order

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Amendment of paragraph 15 of Schedule 3 to the 1976 Order

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Amendment of article 3 of the

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Amendment of article 5 of the 2010 Order

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Amendment of article 7 of the 2010 Order

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Amendment of article 8 of the 2010 Order

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Amendment of article 9 of the 2010 Order

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Amendment of article 13 of the 2010 Order

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Amendment of article 14 of the 2010 Order

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Amendment of article 29 of the 2010 Order

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Amendment of article 56 of the 2010 Order

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Amendment of article 61 of the 2010 Order

Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

General Pharmaceutical Council

Statutory regulator for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy premises in Great Britain. Sets standards for pharmacy education, ethics, and practice. Inspects registered …

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