Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

PART 4
MISCELLANEOUS

68.   Regulations

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    (1)   The Minister may, after consultation with the Pharmacy Council, make regulations to give effect to this Act.

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    (2)   Despite the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may, after consultation with the Pharmacy Council, make regulations—

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      (a)     relating to the practice of pharmacy which includes standards and requirements for the packaging, labelling, storage and dispensing of drugs and poisons, and may include exemptions of classes of persons from the restrictions on the practice of pharmacy contained in sections 30 to 33;

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      (b)     prescribing standards for premises used as pharmacies;

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      (c)     prescribing the content of the Registers and setting out the details of the procedure for registration of pharmacists, authorised sellers of poisons and pharmacies, including the forms to be used;

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      (d)     prescribing fees for the certification of premises, registration of pharmacists, authorised sellers of poisons and pharmacies and any service provided by it;

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      (e)     amending the Code of Ethics;

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      (f)     relating to the writing of prescriptions;

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      (g)     relating to the importation and wholesale of drugs and poisons, retail pharmacy businesses and any other aspect of the pharmaceutical industry;

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      (h)     relating to record keeping by authorised sellers of poisons;

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      (i)     relating to the procedure for inquiries and appeals under this Act;

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      (j)     relating to inspections.