HC Deb 18 October 1968 vol 770 c805

Lords Amendment No. 93: In page 61, line 19, leave out from "order" to end of line 31 and insert: add to, revoke or vary any of the provisions of sections 63 to 65 of this Act, so as either—

  1. (a) to modify, or provide new conditions in substitution for, the conditions referred to in any of the paragraphs of section 62(1) of this Act, or
  2. (b) for the purposes of any of those paragraphs, to provide alternative conditions compliance which with is to have the like effect as compliance with the conditions referred to in that paragraph.
( ) Any provision made by an order in accordance with subsection (1) of this section may be made either generally or in relation to any particular circumstances specified in the order. ( ) Any order made under this section may direct that subsection (1) or subsection (2) of section 62 of this Act shall have effect subject to such exceptions or modifications as appear to the Health Ministers to be necessary or expedient in consequence of the provision made by the order in accordance with subsection (1) of this section. ( ) Where an order under this section if for the time being in force, any reference to section 52 of this Act in any other enactment as amended by this Act shall be construed as a reference to that section as modified by the order.

Mr. Snow

I beg to move, That the House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.

This Amendment provides for greater flexibility by making it possible to alter the conditions for persons lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business by adding to, varying or revoking the conditions in Clauses 63, 64 and 65. At present, while alternative conditions can be introduced, those specified, in Clauses 63, 64 and 65 have to remain in force, subject to the power of amendment, which is limited to modification and the prescribing of exceptions. This Amendment, therefore, gives us additional flexibility to cater for changes as they occur.

Question put and agreed to.

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