4 Deemed compliance
5 Repeal
6 Coming into force
Definitions
1 In this Regulation,
(a) “former
Act” means the Pharmaceutical Profession Act, RSA 2000 cP‑12;
(b) “new
Act” means the Pharmacy and Drug Act, RSA 2000 cP‑13.
Interpretation
2 Section 43 of the new Act is to be
interpreted as if it read as follows:
Licence continued
43 A pharmacy licence issued
under the former Act is deemed to be a community pharmacy licence under the new
Act.
Exceptions
3(1) The
requirement under the new Act for an institution pharmacy to be a licensed
pharmacy with an appropriate category of licence if it meets any of the
conditions set out in section 4(3) of that Act does not apply in respect of an
institution pharmacy that is in operation immediately before the coming into
force of the new Act until 6 months after the new Act comes into force.
(2) The
requirements under the new Act in respect of a mail order pharmacy licence and
the operation of a mail order pharmacy service
(a) are
deemed to have had no effect on the coming into force of the new Act, and
(b) continue
to have no effect until the date on which the earliest of the circumstances
described in section 45(4) of the new Act occurs.
(3) Section
5(2.6) of the new Act
(a) is
deemed to have had no effect on the coming into force of the new Act, and
(b) continues to have no effect until the date
on which the earliest of the circumstances described in section 45(4) of the
new Act occurs.
AR 241/2006 s3;197/2007
Deemed compliance
4 The process followed by the council
before the coming into force of the new Act respecting the adoption of a code
of ethics and standards for the operation of licensed pharmacies is, on the
coming into force of the new Act, deemed to be in compliance with the
requirements of section 29.1 of the new Act and section 32 of the Pharmacy
and Drug Regulation.
Repeal
5 This Regulation is repealed in accordance
with section 45(4) of the new Act.
Coming into force
6 This Regulation comes into force on the
coming into force of the new Act.
