16
No.
Issue of
certificate
of
registration
of 2013]
Medicines and Allied Substances
16. (1) The Authority shall, within sixty days of receipt of an
application made under section fifteen, issue the applicant with a
certificate of registration if—
(a) the application meets the requirements of this Act;
(b) the premises to be used are suitable for conducting
pharmacy business;
(c) the pharmacy is under the management and control of a
registered pharmacist at all times; and
(d) the activity or business to be carried out does not contravene
any other written law.
(2) Where a person applies for a certificate of registration under
section fifteen and the certificate is not granted within sixty days of
the filing of the application, the certificate shall be deemed to have
been granted.
(3) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, a certificate of
registration issued under this section shall be subject to such terms
and conditions as the Authority may determine.
Rejection of
application
17. (1) The Authority shall reject an application for a certificate
of registration if—
(a) the activity or business to be carried out contravenes any
law in force;
(b) the premises in respect of which the application is made
are not suitable for pharmacy business and do not comply
with prescribed standards of pharmacy practice;
(c) the certificate of registration previously held by the applicant
was cancelled by the Authority; or
(d) the applicant submits false information in relation to the
application.
(2) The Authority shall, where it rejects an application under
subsection (1), inform the applicant, in writing, and give the reasons
for the rejection.
18. A holder of a certificate of registration shall display the
certificate in a conspicuous manner and place at the place of
business.
Display of
certificate of
registration
19. (1) A holder of a certificate of registration shall submit to
the Authority an annual return or no-change return in the prescribed
manner and form upon payment of the prescribed fee.