Pharmacy Act 1852

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Pharmacy Act 1852 [a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act for regulating the Qualifications of Pharmaceutical Chemists.
Citation 15 & 16 Vict. c. 56
Territorial extent  United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent 30 June 1852
Commencement 30 June 1852 [b]
Repealed25 December 1954
Other legislation
Amended by
Repealed by Pharmacy Act 1954
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Pharmacy Act 1852 [a] (15 & 16 Vict. c. 56) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which was the first legislation in the United Kingdom to regulate pharmacists and druggists.

Contents

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. [1]

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 25(2) of, and the fourth schedule to, the Pharmacy Act 1954 (2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 61).

Notes

  1. 1 2 The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. ↑ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.

References

  1. ↑ "History of the Society". Royal Pharmaceutical Society. Retrieved 19 November 2022.


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