Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024

PART 5

Amendment of Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013

Amendment of Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013

12. The Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 is amended in section 2—

(a) in the definition of “prescriber”, by the substitution of “(a), (b), (c) or (d)” for “(a), (b) or (c)”, and

(b) in the definition of “prescription”—

(i) in paragraph (b)(iii), by the substitution of “order,” for “order, or”,

(ii) in paragraph (c), by the substitution of “ Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 , or” for “ Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 ;”, and

(iii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c):

“(d) a registered pharmacist who is for the time being registered in the register of pharmacists established under section 13 (1)(a)(i) of the Pharmacy Act 2007 ;”.