- appliance
means an appliance which is included in a list for the time being approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 41 of the Act;
- appropriate non-proprietary name
means a non-proprietary name which is not mentioned in Schedule 10 to the Medical Regulations or, except where the conditions in paragraph 44(2) of the doctors' terms of service are satisfied, in Schedule 11 to those Regulations;
- available
means, in relation to a pharmacist, available to provide pharmaceutical services of the kind he has undertaken to provide and “availability” shall be construed accordingly.
- calendar pack
means a blister or strip pack showing the days of the week or month against each of the several units in the pack;
- chemical reagent
means a chemical reagent included in a list for the time being approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 41 of the Act;
- chemist
means— (a) a registered pharmacist;
- child
means a person who has not attained the age of 16 years;
- Community Health Council
means a body of that name established in accordance with section 20 of the Act;
- controlled locality
means an area which an FHSA or, on appeal, the Secretary of State has determined is rural in character in accordance with regulation 9 or, as the case may be, 10;
- dentist
means a dental practitioner;
- doctor
means a medical practitioner;
- Drug Tariff
has the meaning given to it in regulation 18;
- drugs
includes medicines;
- Family Health Services Authority
means a body of that name established by the Secretary of State under section 10(1) of the Act;
- FHSA
means a Family Health Services Authority;
- listed drugs
means the drugs included in a list for the time being approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 41(c) of the Act;
- Local Dental Committee
means a committee recognised under section 44 of the Act as being representative of persons providing general dental services in a locality;
- Local Medical Committee
means a committee recognised under section 44 of the Act as being representative of persons providing general medical services in a locality;
- Local Pharmaceutical Committee
means a committee recognised under section 44 of the Act as being representative of persons providing pharmaceutical services in a locality;
- medical list
means a list, prepared under section 29 of the Act, of medical practitioners who have undertaken to provide general medical services;
- Medical Regulations
means the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992;
- outline consent
has the meaning given to it in regulation 21(1);
- patient
has the same meaning as in paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Medical Regulations;
- pharmacist
means a registered pharmacist, other than a supplier of appliances only, whose name is included in the list of an FHSA under section 42 of the Act or who is employed by a person (including a body corporate) whose name is so included;
- pharmacy
means any premises where drugs are provided by a pharmacist pursuant to arrangements made under section 41 of the Act;
- preliminary consent
has the meaning given to it in regulation 14(1);
- prescription form
means a form provided by a health authority or by an FHSA, and issued by a doctor or dentist to enable a person to obtain pharmaceutical services;
- relevant period
means the period of 5 years immediately preceding the making of the application.
- relevant service
means— (a) whole-time service in the armed forces of the Crown in a national emergency, whether as a volunteer or otherwise;
- Scheduled drug
means a drug or other substance specified in Schedule 10 to the Medical Regulations or, except where the conditions in paragraph 44(2) of the doctors' terms of service are satisfied, Schedule 11 to those Regulations;
- special container
means any container with an integral means of application or from which it is not practicable to dispense an exact quantity.
- supplemental services
means—
- terms of service
means the terms of service contained or referred to— (a) in relation to chemists, in Parts I and II of Schedule 2, (b) in relation to doctors who provide pharmaceutical services, in Parts I and III of Schedule 2.
- the Act
means the National Health Service Act 1977;