Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021
sec.27Selling within 25km from pharmacy
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sec.27 Selling within 25km from pharmacy
The holder of an S2 retail licence must not sell an S2 medicine under the licence within 25km in a direct route from a pharmacy. However, subsection (3) applies if, during the term of the S2 retail licence, a new pharmacy opens within 25km in a direct route from an authorised place stated in the licence. For a period of up to 6 months from the day the pharmacy opens, the holder may sell any S2 medicines bought under the licence before the pharmacy opened. In this section— direct route , in relation to 2 places, means the most direct route between the places, calculated using the distance of the roads on the route between the places. (sec.27-ssec.1) The holder of an S2 retail licence must not sell an S2 medicine under the licence within 25km in a direct route from a pharmacy. (sec.27-ssec.2) However, subsection (3) applies if, during the term of the S2 retail licence, a new pharmacy opens within 25km in a direct route from an authorised place stated in the licence. (sec.27-ssec.3) For a period of up to 6 months from the day the pharmacy opens, the holder may sell any S2 medicines bought under the licence before the pharmacy opened. (sec.27-ssec.4) In this section— direct route , in relation to 2 places, means the most direct route between the places, calculated using the distance of the roads on the route between the places.