Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 28th August, 2020.

The Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on the said Society by section 11 of the Pharmacy Act 2007 (No. 20 of 2007) (as adapted by the Health and Children (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 219 of 2011 )), with the consent of the Minister for Health, hereby makes the following rules:

1. (1) These Rules may be cited as the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2020.

(2) The Principal Rules, Rule 15 of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Continuing Professional Development) Rules 2015 ( S.I. No. 553 of 2015 ), the Rules of 2017 and these Rules may be cited together as the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Registration) Rules 2008 to 2020 and shall be construed together as one.

2. In these Rules—

“Principal Rules” means the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Registration) Rules 2008 ( S.I. No. 494 of 2008 );

“Rules of 2017” means the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2017 ( S.I. No. 100 of 2017 ).

3. Rule 3(1) (as amended by Rule 3 of the Rules of 2017) of the Principal Rules is amended by substituting for the definition of “Act” the following:

“‘Act’ means the Pharmacy Act 2007 (No. 20 of 2007), as amended by the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications relating to the Profession of Pharmacist) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 489 of 2008 ), the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (No. 24 of 2010), the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 (No. 14 of 2013), the Health Identifiers Act 2014 (No. 15 of 2014), the European Union (Amendment of the Pharmacy Act 2007 ) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 86 of 2015 ), the Professional Qualifications Regulations, the Data Protection Act 2018 (No. 7 of 2018) and the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 (No. 2 of 2020);”.

4. Rule 18 of the Principal Rules is amended—

(a) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following paragraph:

“(2A) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), until the date specified for the purpose of section 77(6) of the Act (whether in that provision or by order of the Minister under section 77(7)), the Council may consider an application under this Rule otherwise than by requiring the applicant to undergo the measures referred to in paragraph (2).”, and

(b) in paragraph (3), by inserting “or has had his or her qualification recognised in accordance with paragraph (2A),” after “set out in paragraph (2),”.

I, STEPHEN DONNELLY, Minister for Health, consent to the making of the foregoing Rules.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

15 August, 2020.

STEPHEN DONNELLY,

Minister for Health.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland,

14 August 2020.

JOANNE KISSANE

President.

NIALL BYRNE

Registrar.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

These Rules amend the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Registration) Rules 2008.

These Rules allow the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, in the context of the Covid-19 emergency, to consider an application for recognition of third country qualifications without requiring the applicant to undertake the examinations prescribed for that purpose.

These Rules may be cited as the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2020.