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1. In this Schedule—
“first level nurse” means a person registered in Sub-Part 1 of the Nurses' Part of the professional register;
“professional register” means the register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Council under article 5 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001(1);
“registered midwife” means a person registered in the Midwives' Part of the professional register;
“relevant register” means—
in relation to a first level nurse or registered midwife, the professional register,
in relation to a pharmacist, the register maintained in pursuance of section 2(1) of the Pharmacy Act 1954 or the register maintained in pursuance of Articles 6 and 9 of the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, and
in relation to a person whose name is registered in the part of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council in pursuance of article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001(2) relating to—
chiropodists and podiatrists;
physiotherapists;
radiographers: diagnostic or therapeutic,
that register;
“supplementary prescriber” means—
a first level nurse,
a pharmacist,
a registered midwife, or
a person whose name is registered in the part of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council in pursuance of article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001 relating to—
chiropodists and podiatrists;
physiotherapists;
radiographers: diagnostic or therapeutic,
against whose name is recorded in the relevant register, an annotation or entry signifying that he is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as a supplementary prescriber.
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