Temporary Registration

Question 1

What does Section 87 of the Act entail?

Answer 1

Section 87 entails the “Temporary registration” of practitioners.

Question 2

What does Section 87, subsection (1) of the Act state?

Answer 2

Section 87, subsection (1) states: “A temporary registration is valid for a period of not more than three months and is renewable yearly for another period of not more than three years.”

Question 3

What does Section 87, subsection (2) of the Act state?

Answer 3

Section 87, subsection (2) states: “A practitioner on a temporary register shall not practise pharmacy except in an approved hospital, premises, or institution.”

Question 4

What does Section 87, subsection (3) of the Act state?

Answer 4

Section 87, subsection (3) states: “A practitioner who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty penalty units and not more than two thousand five hundred penalty units, or to a term of imprisonment of not more than four years, or to both.”