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Pharmacy Act, 1974 (Act No. 53 of 1974)

Chapter III : Control of Pharmaceutical Education

33. Pharmacy education and training

 

(1) The Minister may in consultation with the council make regulations to—
(a) develop, establish, maintain and control standards of pharmacy education and training;
(b) require any institution or person intending to provide education and training to apply for the approval of such institution or person;
(c) evaluate and authorise any institution or person to offer education and training to qualify a person for registration in terms of this Act, lay down the conditions upon which such education and training may be provided and amend such conditions from time to time, or cancel or withdraw such authority;
(d) make rules regarding the evaluation of a person applying for registration in terms of this Act to ensure competence;
(e) prescribe the unit standards for pharmaceutical education and training required from a person entitled to be registered in terms of this Act;
(f) conduct a pre-registration examination or evaluation to ensure competence of a person applying for registration in terms of this Act;
(g) conduct, recognise and control supplementary training of a person registered in terms of this Act;
(h) recognise qualifications, competencies and skills for purposes of registration in terms of this Act;
(i) determine the number of pharmacy support personnel or pharmacist interns who may be trained under the supervision of a pharmacist;
(j) investigate or cause to be investigated any institution or premises recognised by the council for purposes of education and training in terms of this Act, or request such information as may be deemed necessary from such institution to enable the council to establish compliance with the requirements prescribed by the council relating to such education and training;
(k) conduct examinations or evaluations for purposes of registration or continued registration in terms of this Act;
(l) appoint or accredit examiners or moderators needed for purposes of conducting any examination or evaluation prescribed by the council;
(m) award, cancel or withdraw certificates or documents issued in respect of any examination or training provided or recognised by the council;
(n) upon notice to the institution and pharmacy students who may be affected thereby, and after furnishing reasons, withdraw further recognition of any qualification for purposes of registration in terms of this Act on such conditions as the council may deem fit;
(o) require any person registered in terms of this Act to remain competent in the manner prescribed;
(p) make rules as to the additional qualifications, specialities or titles that may be registered in terms of this Act.

 

 


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