Jersey R & O 7030

Pharmacy, Poisons and Medicines (Jersey) Law, 1952.

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POISONS (GENERAL PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT No. 4) (JERSEY) ORDER, 1982.

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THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE, in pursuance in Article 25 of the Pharmacy, Poisons and Medicines (Jersey) Law, 19521, as amended, hereby orders as follows:  -

1.             In Article 12 of the Poisons (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order, 1968, as amended2 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Order”) –

(a)     in paragraph (4) at the beginning of sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) there shall be inserted the words “except as provided by paragraph (4A) of this Article,”;

(b)     after the said paragraph (4) there shall be inserted the following paragraph –

“(4A)   In the case of androgenic, oestrogenic and progestational substances supplied in the manufacturer’s original pack complete with directions for use as oral contraceptives, the total quantity prescribed may be supplied in amounts and at intervals requested by the patient unless the prescriber expressly directs otherwise.”.

2.             For Article 29A of the principal Order there shall be substituted the following Article –

“ARTICLE 29A

Saving for oral contraceptives in certain cases

(1)          The provisions of Part III of the Law and of this Order shall not apply with respect to any oral contraceptive supplied –

(a)     from a family planning clinic, if the requirements contained in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Article are satisfied in relation thereto; or

(b)     by a duly qualified medical practitioner otherwise than from a family planning clinic.

(2)          An oral contraceptive must not be supplied from a family planning clinic except on and in accordance with a prescription given by a registered medical practitioner.

(3)          The container of an oral contraceptive supplied from a family planning clinic must be labelled with words describing its contents and with a designation and address sufficient to identify the family planning clinic from which it was supplied.

(4)          In this Article, ‘family planning clinic’ means a health centre, dispensary or clinic which is maintained by any public authority or by a charity or by an institution approved for the purposes of sub-paragraph (d) of Article 18 of the Law by an Order made thereunder, and at which contraceptive substances are supplied.”

3.             This Order may be cited as the Poisons (General Provisions) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Order, 1982, and shall come into force forthwith.

By Order of the Public Health Committee,

E.J.M. POTTER,

Greffier of the States.

15th March, 1982.