The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Contents

1Citation and commencement#

(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 1st June 2006.

(2)In these Regulations, “the 2002 Regulations” means the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002.

2Interpretation#

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

3Amendment of regulation 2 of the 2002 Regulations#

In regulation 2 of the 2002 Regulations (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—

(a)omit the definition of “extended formulary nurse prescriber”;

(b)after the definition of “medicinal product” insert the following definition—“• “nurse independent prescriber” has the same meaning as in the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997, and such a person may only prescribe controlled drugs in accordance with regulation 6B;”

(c)in the definition of “prescription” for “an extended formulary nurse prescriber” substitute “a nurse independent prescriber”.

4Amendment of regulation 6B of the 2002 Regulations#

In regulation 6B of the 2002 Regulations (Authority for Extended Formulary Nurse Prescribers to prescribe)—

(a)in the heading for the words “Extended Formulary Nurse Prescribers”, substitute “Nurse Independent Prescribers” and

(b)for “An extended formulary nurse prescriber” substitute “A nurse independent prescriber”.

(c)in sub-paragraph (a), omit “diazepam, lorazepam, midazolam,”;

(d)in sub-paragaph (e), at the end insert “, and”; and

(e)after sub-paragraph (e) insert—“f diazepam, lorazepam or midazolam for use in palliative care of treatment of tonic-clonic seizures”

5Amendment of regulation 7 of the 2002 Regulations#

In regulation of the 2002 Regulations (Administration of drugs in Schedules 2, 3, 4 and 5)—

(a)in paragraph (4) for “an extended formulary nurse prescriber” substitute “a nurse independent prescriber”; and

(b)in paragraph (5)—

(i)for “an extended formulary nurse prescriber” substitute “a nurse independent prescriber”, and

(ii)for “the extended formulary nurse prescriber” substitute “the nurse independent prescriber”.

6Amendment of regulation 8 of the 2002 Regulations#

In regulation 8(7) of the 2002 Regulations (Production and supply of drugs in Schedules 2 and 5), in paragraph (7) for “an extended formlary nurse prescriber” substitute “a nurse independent prescriber”.

7Amendment of regulation 9 of the 2002 Regulations#

In regulation 9 of the 2002 Regulations (Production and supply of drugs in Schedules 3 and 4), in paragraph (7)—

(a)for “an extended formulary nurse prescriber” substitute “a nurse independent prescriber”; and

(b)in sub-paragraph (a) after “care” add “or treatment of tonic-clonic seizures”.

8Amendment of regulation 10 of the 2002 Regulations#

In regulation 10(2) of the 2002 Regulations (Poession of drugs in Schedules 2, 3 and 4), in paragraph (2)—

(a)for “an extended formulary nurse prescriber” in both places those words appear, substitute “a nurse independent prescriber”; and

(b)in sub-paragraph (a) for “extended formulary nurse prescriber” in both places those words appear, substitute “nurse independent prescriber”.

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