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National Medicines Regulatory Authority Act 2015 · As enacted · Part IV · General

119. Every person to carry on a Pharmacy to obtain a licence

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

No person shall carry on a Pharmacy without obtaining a licence from the Authority.

(2)

Any person who intends to carry on a Pharmacy shall make an application for that purpose in the prescribed form to the Authority.

(3)

The application shall contain all such information and be forwarded with all such documents as may be set out in such form and be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

(4)

The Authority may on receipt of an application refer the application to the Pharmacies Regulatory Division for their observations which shall be submitted within a specified time period.

(5)

The Authority may upon consideration of all records and information pertaining to the application,

(a)

grant the applicant the licence; or

(b)

refuse the application and inform the reason for such refusal to the applicant in writing forthwith.

(6)

The holder of a licence shall before the commencement of the business of a Pharmacy shall register the premises where the Pharmacy is to be carried on.

(7)

The Minister shall by regulations prescribe the terms and conditions of a licence and the conditions to be satisfied to register a Pharmacy.

(8)

For the purpose of this part of this Act, “holder of licence” means the person granted a licence to carry on a

Pharmacy under this section.

Read on from s 120

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