SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians

PART 1Amendments to legislation

I113

1

Article 22 (pre-entry requirements in respect of qualifications and additional education, training or experience: pharmacy technicians) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (1)—

a

in sub-paragraph (a), at the end insert “ or ”;

b

omit sub-paragraph (b) (including the final “or”);

c

in sub-paragraph (c)—

i

in paragraph (i), omit the final “or”;

ii

after paragraph (i), insert—

ia

holds a qualification which was granted in a relevant European State and, despite its not having been approved under paragraph (i), attests, in the opinion of the Council, to a comparable standard of proficiency to that attested to by a qualification approved under paragraph (1)(a), or

iii

omit paragraph (ii)(aa);

iv

in paragraph (ii)(bb) omit “whether or not T is an exempt person,”.

3

Omit paragraphs (2) and (3).