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These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 11th April 2005.
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The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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(1) The Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(2) –
(a) after the definition of “authorised as a member of a group”, insert ““clinical management plan” has the same meaning as in the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997;
(b) in the definition of “prescription”, after “prescriber for the medical treatment of a single individual”, insert “by a supplementary prescriber for the medical treatment of a single individual;”;
(c) after the definition of “state registered paramedic”, insert ““supplementary prescriber” has the same meaning as in the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997”;
(3) In regulation 6(2), after “registered nurse”, insert “, a supplementary prescriber”.
(4) In regulation 6A(2), after “treatment services” insert –“
(d) a supplementary prescriber acting under and in accordance with the terms of a clinical management plan”.
(5) In regulation 7, after paragraph (5) insert –“
(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (3), a supplementary prescriber acting under and in accordance with the terms of a clinical management plan may administer to a patient, without the directions of a doctor or dentist, any drug specified in Schedule 2, 3 or 4.
(7) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (3), any person may administer to a patient, in accordance with the directions of a supplementary prescriber acting under and in accordance with the terms of a clinical management plan, any drug specified in Schedule 2, 3 or 4.”
(6) In regulation 8(2), after paragraph (j) insert –“
(k) a supplementary prescriber acting under and in accordance with the terms of a clinical management plan,”.
(7) In regulation 9(2), after paragraph (h) insert –“
(i) a supplementary prescriber acting under and in accordance with the terms of a clinical management plan,”.
(8) In regulation 10 –
(a) in paragraph (1)(a), “(k)” shall be substituted for “(j)”;
(b) in paragraph (1)(b), “(i)” shall be substituted for “(h)”;
(c) in paragraph (2) after “practitioner”, insert “, a supplementary prescriber acting under and in accordance with the terms of a clinical management plan”;
(d) in paragraph (2) after “doctor”, insert “, a supplementary prescriber”;
(e) in paragraph (2)(a) after the first “doctor”, insert “, another supplementary prescriber”;
(f) in paragraph (2)(a) after the second “doctor”, insert “, supplementary prescriber”.
(9) In regulation 14(4) after paragraph (f), insert –“
(g) a supplementary prescriber”.
(10) In regulation 18(2)(d) after “practitioner”, insert “or supplementary prescriber”.
(11) In regulation 26(2) after paragraph (h), insert –“
(i) a supplementary prescriber”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 15th March 2005.
Deirdre Kenny
A Senior Officer of the
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
