Pharmacy and Poisons
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(2) It shall be a sufficient compliance with any requirement in this Ordinance that premises be under the personal control of a registered pharmacist if for not less than two-thirds of the hours of each day the premises are open for business a registered pharmacist is present at the premises and exercises control and supervision over the persons employed therein.
(3) Where in this Ordinance any document is required to be signed by any person, that person shall write his name or make his mark on the document but the affixing of a chop shall not be an adequate signature.
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The Pharmacy and Poisons Board
(1) There shall be for the purposes of this Ordinance a Board to be called the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
(2) The Board shall consist of
(a) the Director of Health; (Amended L.N. 76 of 1989)
(b) (Repealed 58 of 1986 s. 3)
(c) the Government Chemist;
(d) the Chief Pharmacist of the Department of Health; (Amended L.N. 76 of 1989)
(e) 1 medical officer in the Department of Health appointed by the Governor;
(f) 1 legally qualified person appointed by the Governor to act as the legal adviser to the Board;
(fa) 1 person qualified in pharmacology who is on the full-time teaching staff of the University of Hong Kong nominated by the University of Hong Kong and appointed by the Governor; (Added 58 of 1986 s. 3)
(fb) 1 person qualified in pharmacology who is on the full-time teaching staff of The Chinese University of Hong Kong nominated by The Chinese University of Hong Kong and appointed by the Governor; (Added 58 of 1986 s. 3)
(g) 3 registered pharmacists (not being public officers) nominated by the Pharmaceutical Society of Hong Kong and appointed by the Governor;
(h) 1 registered medical practitioner (not being a public officer) nominated by the Hong Kong Medical Association and appointed by the Governor; and
(i) 1 registered medical practitioner (not being a public officer) nominated by the Hong Kong Branch of the British Medical Association and appointed by the Governor.
(3) The members of the Board appointed by the Governor shall hold office for a period of 3 years from the date of their appointment or for such lesser period as the Governor may appoint.