Cap. 458 Art. 73Temporary closure of pharmacy.

(1) The licensee of a pharmacy shall not close a pharmacy, temporarily or otherwise, unless he has given at least twenty-four hours notice to, and such closure has been authorised by, the Licensing Authority: Provided that the temporary closure shall not be construed to include the closure of a pharmacy resulting from the unforeseen or unexpected absence of a pharmacist, resulting in force majeure the inability to open the premises, or closure outside the business hours established for pharmacies by rules made the Licensing Authority.

(2) Subject to the provisions of subarticle (1), the licence in relation to a pharmacy which has remained closed for a period of five consecutive working days without the authorisation of the Licensing Authority shall be deemed to have been automatically revoked.

(3) The Licensing Authority may, on receipt of a notice as is referred to in subarticle (1), or where it has come to its knowledge that a pharmacy has been closed, seal all the medicinal products, wherever kept by the licensee in terms of the provisions of this Act, and take charge of any register required to be kept by the licensee under this or any other law.