Cap. 458 Art. 75Managing pharmacist.

(1) Every pharmacy shall be managed by a pharmacist hereinafter referred to as the "managing pharmacist".

(2) The managing pharmacist shall:

(a) act as the managing pharmacist of a licensed pharmacy including any other premises used as a store by the said pharmacy in terms of article 68(2);

(b) ensure that he or another pharmacist is present in the pharmacy at all times in order to sell or supervise the sale of medicinal products and to keep records of the pharmacist who was present while the pharmacy was open;

(c) keep any documents, information or evidence in the manner as may be required to be kept by or under this Act;

(d) carry out such obligations pertaining to a managing pharmacist as may be established by or under this Act;

(e) nominate a substitute managing pharmacist when he cannot carry out his duties for a period of five or more consecutive days and shall notify the Licensing Authority of this substitution: Provided that in exceptional cases the licensee may nominate a replacement and notify the Licensing Authority;

(f) comply with regulations or rules relating to good practice in the dispensing of medicinal products as may be established by or under this Act;

(g) dispose of medicinal products as established by or under this Act or any other law.

(3) No pharmacist may, without the authority in writing of the Licensing Authority, act as a managing pharmacist of two or more pharmacies: Provided that the Licensing Authority shall not give such authority unless it is satisfied that such pharmacist can reasonably carry out the duties of a managing pharmacist for more than one pharmacy.

(4) No pharmacist shall take up or abandon his duties as a managing pharmacist of any pharmacy without giving prior notice in writing to that effect to the Licensing Authority.