sec.222Approvals for continued ownership of pharmacy businesses if registration suspended or cancelled

sec.222 Approvals for continued ownership of pharmacy businesses if registration suspended or cancelled

This section applies if, immediately before the commencement, the chief executive was deciding whether to grant an approval for a person to continue to own a pharmacy business for a period or periods under repealed section 139C (2) . On the commencement, the chief executive must— notify the council that the chief executive was considering whether to grant the approval under repealed section 139C (2) ; and give the council all information that the chief executive has that is relevant to deciding whether to grant the approval. Subsection (2) (b) applies in addition to section 229A . The council must decide whether to grant the approval having regard to— the main purposes of this Act; and the financial circumstances of the pharmacy business; and all information given to the council under subsection (2) ; and any other information the council considers relevant. However, the council may grant the approval for only 1 period of not more than 3 months. For the period of any approval under subsection (5) under which a person may continue to own an existing pharmacy business— sections 15 , 16 and 19 do not apply in relation to the person owning, or carrying on, the pharmacy business; and repealed sections 139I , 141 , 141A and 141B continue to apply in relation to the business as if this Act had not been enacted. s 222 amd 2025 No. 21 s 39 (sec.222-ssec.1) This section applies if, immediately before the commencement, the chief executive was deciding whether to grant an approval for a person to continue to own a pharmacy business for a period or periods under repealed section 139C (2) . (sec.222-ssec.2) On the commencement, the chief executive must— notify the council that the chief executive was considering whether to grant the approval under repealed section 139C (2) ; and give the council all information that the chief executive has that is relevant to deciding whether to grant the approval. (sec.222-ssec.3) Subsection (2) (b) applies in addition to section 229A . (sec.222-ssec.4) The council must decide whether to grant the approval having regard to— the main purposes of this Act; and the financial circumstances of the pharmacy business; and all information given to the council under subsection (2) ; and any other information the council considers relevant. (sec.222-ssec.5) However, the council may grant the approval for only 1 period of not more than 3 months. (sec.222-ssec.6) For the period of any approval under subsection (5) under which a person may continue to own an existing pharmacy business— sections 15 , 16 and 19 do not apply in relation to the person owning, or carrying on, the pharmacy business; and repealed sections 139I , 141 , 141A and 141B continue to apply in relation to the business as if this Act had not been enacted.

• (a) notify the council that the chief executive was considering whether to grant the approval under repealed section 139C (2) ; and