Pharmacy Act 1852

Pharmacy Act 1852^[1]
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act for regulating the Qualifications of Pharmaceutical Chemists.
Citation	15 & 16 Vict. c. 56
Dates
Royal assent	30 June 1852
Other legislation
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1875

Last updated August 30, 2025

The Pharmacy Act 1852^[1] (15 & 16 Vict. c. 56) was the first legislation in the United Kingdom to regulate pharmacists and druggists.

It set up a register of pharmacists and limited the use of the title to people registered with the Pharmaceutical Society, but proposals to give the society exclusive rights to sell drugs or poisons were rejected. It did not provide a legal definition for the trade and practice of pharmacy.^[2]

Notes

1 2 The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
↑ "History of the Society". Royal Pharmaceutical Society. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

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[st-1] 1 2 The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.

[2] "History of the Society". Royal Pharmaceutical Society. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

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