Public Service Commission Act, 1997
R 385
Pharmacy Act, 1974 (Act No. 53 of 1974)NoticesGuidance for the issuing of Licences for Pharmacy Premises4. General principles |
| 4.1 | An application for a licence for a community pharmacy or an institutional pharmacy must comply with Regulations 7(1) and 7(2) of the Regulations; |
| 4.2 | In the case of an institutional pharmacy in a public health facility or an institutional pharmacy in a private health facility, clauses 6 and 7 of this guidance document are not applicable; |
| 4.3 | An application for a licence for a manufacturing or wholesale pharmacy must comply with Regulation 7(1) of the Regulations; |
| 4.4 | In the case of a community pharmacy or an institutional pharmacy where the only service provided is: |
| 4.4.1 | conducting of clinical trials; or |
| 4.4.2 | supply of veterinary medicines; or |
| 4.4.3 | compounding of medicine in accordance with the Medicines and Related Substances Act, 1965 (Act 101 of 1965) |
and the service provided in the pharmacy is limited in the conditions of the licence to one or more of the services in 4.4.1, 4.4.2 or 4.4.3 above, clauses 6 and 7 of this guidance document are not applicable;
| 4.5 | In an application for a licence for a consultant pharmacy, clauses 6 and 7 of this guidance document are not applicable; |
| 4.6 | In the case of an application for change of ownership of an existing pharmacy, where no relocation is contemplated, clauses 6 and 7 of this guidance document are not applicable; |
| 4.7 | A licence for a pharmacy premises may be issued subject to the condition that the pharmacy is operational within 90 days of the issuing of such licence; |
| 4.8 | Where a new licence is issued, the current licence of the pharmacy premises shall be deemed as cancelled and must be returned to the Director-General before a new licence is issued for the premises in question; |
| 4.9 | Only one licence may be in existence for a single pharmacy premises. |
