Pharmacy Act, 2007

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR No. 20/2007

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Number 20 of 2007

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PHARMACY ACT 2007

REVISED

Updated to 8 December 2021

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This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Pharmacy Act 2007. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.

All Acts up to and including the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2021 (36/2021), enacted 8 December 2021, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Pharmacy Act 2007 (Special measures registration having regard to Covid-19) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 683 of 2021), made 8 December 2021, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act, the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees, undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email to

revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

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Number 20 of 2007

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PHARMACY ACT 2007

REVISED

Updated to 8 December 2021

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Introduction

This Revised Act presents the text of the Act as it has been amended since enactment, and preserves the format in which it was first passed.

Related legislation

This Act is not collectively cited with any other Act.

Annotations

This Revised Act is annotated and includes textual and non-textual amendments, statutory instruments made pursuant to the Act and previous affecting provisions. A version without annotations, showing only textual amendments, is also available.

An explanation of how to read annotations is available at

www.lawreform.ie/annotations

Material not updated in this revision

Where other legislation is amended by this Act, those amendments may have been superseded by other amendments in other legislation, or the amended legislation may have been repealed or revoked. This information is not represented in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the amended legislation if one is available.

Where legislation or a fragment of legislation is referred to in annotations, changes to this legislation or fragment may not be reflected in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the legislation referred to if one is available.

A list of legislative changes to any Act, and to statutory instruments from 1972, may be found linked from the page of the Act or statutory instrument at

www.irishstatutebook.ie.

Acts which affect or previously affected this revision

• Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020)

• Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 (2/2020)

• Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018)

• Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (29/2014)

• Health Identifiers Act 2014 (15/2014)

• Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 (14/2013)

• National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons)Act 2012 (47/2012)

• Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (10/2011)

• Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (24/2010)

• Medical Practitioners Act 2007 (25/2007)

All Acts up to and including Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2021 (36/2021), enacted 8 December 2021, were considered in the preparation of this revision.

Statutory instruments which affect or previously affected this revision

• Pharmacy Act 2007 (Special measures registration having regard to Covid-19) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 683 of 2021)

• Pharmacy Act 2007 (Special measures registration having regard to Covid-19) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 300 of 2021)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Education and Training) (Integrated Course) (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. No. 79 of 2021)

• Pharmacy Act 2007 (Special measures registration having regard to Covid-19) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 691 of 2020)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Registration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2020 (S.I. No. 563 of 2020)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. No. 316 of 2020)

• Pharmacy Act 2007 (Special Measures Registration Having Regard to Covid 19) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 273 of 2020)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. No. 213 of 2020)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Education and Training) (Integrated Course) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. No. 148 of 2020)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Receiving and Recording of Evidence by Committee of Inquiry) Rules 2017 (S.I. No. 274 of 2017)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2017 (S.I. No. 100 of 2017)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2017 (S.I. No. 99 of 2017)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Education and Training) (Integrated Course) (Amendment) Rules 2017 (S.I. No. 97 of 2017)

• European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 8 of 2017)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. No. 311 of 2016)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Superannuation Scheme 2016 (S.I. No. 136 of 2016)

• Regulation of Retail Pharmacy Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 80 of 2016)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Continuing Professional Development) Rules 2015 (S.I. No. 553 of 2015)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2015 (S.I. No. 238 of 2015)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Council) (Amendment) Rules 2015 (S.I. No. 114 of 2015)

• European Union (Amendment of the Pharmacy Act 2007) Regulations 2015. (S.I. No. 86 of 2015)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) Rules 2014 (S.I. No. 378 of 2014)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Education and Training) (Integrated Course) Rules 2014 (S.I. No. 377 of 2014)

• Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Section 7(2)) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 339 of 2014)

• European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications relating to the Profession of Pharmacist) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 377 of 2013)

• European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications relating to the Profession of Pharmacist) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 235 of 2012)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2010 (S.I. No. 257 of 2010)

• Pharmacy Act 2007 (Section 64(9)) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 282 of 2009)

• Pharmacy Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 281 of 2009)

• Occupational Pension Schemes (Preservation of Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 70 of 2009)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 496 of 2008)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Retail Pharmacy Businesses) (Registration) Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 495 of 2008)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Registration) Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 494 of 2008)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Education and Training) Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 493 of 2008)

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Council) Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 492 of 2008)

• European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications Relating to the Profession of Pharmacist)(No. 2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 489 of 2008)

• Regulation of Retail Pharmacy Businesses Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 488 of 2008)

• Pharmacy Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 487 of 2008)

• Pharmacy Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S. I. No. 243 of 2007)

• Occupational Pension Scheme (Preservation of Benefits) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 279 of 2002)

All statutory instruments up to and including Pharmacy Act 2007 (Special measures registration having regard to Covid-19) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 683 of 2021), made 8 December 2021, were considered in the preparation of this revision.

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Number 20 of 2007

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PHARMACY ACT 2007

REVISED

Updated to 8 December 2021

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Acts Referred to

Animal Remedies Acts 1993 and 2006
Apothecaries’ Hall Act 1791	31 Geo. 3., c.34
Bankruptcy Act 1988	1988, No. 27
Companies Act 1990	1990, No. 33
Companies Acts 1963 to 2005
Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003
Ethics in Public Office Act 1995	1995, No. 22
European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993	1993, No. 25
European Parliament Elections Act 1997	1997, No. 2
Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976	1976, No. 11
Irish Medicines Board Act 1995	1995, No. 29
Irish Medicines Board Acts 1995 and 2006
Medical Practitioners Act 1978	1978, No. 4
Misuse of Drugs Act 1977	1977, No. 12
Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977 to 2006
Partnership Act 1890	53 & 54 Vic., c. 93
Pharmacy Act (Ireland) 1875	38 & 39 Vic., c.57
Pharmacy Act, (Ireland) Amendment Act 1890	53 & 54 Vic., c.48
Pharmacy Act 1951	1951, No. 30
Pharmacy Act 1962	1962, No. 14
Pharmacy Acts 1875 to 1977
Poisons Act 1961	1961, No. 12
Poisons Acts 1961 and 1977
Poisons and Pharmacy Act 1908	8 Edw. 7., c. 55
Powers of Attorney Act 1996	1996, No. 12
Sale of Food and Drugs Act 1875	38 & 39 Vic., c.63
Taxes Consolidation Act 1997	1997, No. 39
Trade Marks Act 1996	1996, No. 6

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Number 20 of 2007

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PHARMACY ACT 2007

REVISED

Updated to 8 December 2021

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AN ACT TO MAKE NEW PROVISION FOR THE REGULATION OF PHARMACY, INCLUDING PROVISION FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF IRELAND AND THE...