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THE PHARMACY ACT, 1967
CONTENTS
1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Establishment of Pharmacy Councils
4. Composition of Central Council
5. Composition of the Provincial Council
6. Disqualification for membership
7. Publication of names
8. Term of office
9. Filling of casual vacancy
10. Vacancy, etc., not to invalidate the proceedings of a Council
11. Election of Vice-President
12. Committees of a Council
13. Meetings of a Council
14. Annual report
15. Appointment of Secretary, officers and staff of the Council
16. Finances
17. Functions of the Central Council
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18. Approval of examinations
19. Approval of courses of study
20. Furnishing of information
21. Inspectors
22. Withdrawal of approval
23. Functions of a Provincial Council
24. Preparation and maintenance of Registers
25. Qualifications for registration as a pharmacist or as an apprentice in pharmacy
26. Procedure for registration
27. Certificate of registration
28. Revocation of certificate
29. Examination for registration as pharmacists
30. Qualifications for admission to an examination
31. Prohibition of practice without registration
32. Cognizance of offences, etc.
33. Indemnity
34. Power to make bye-laws
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THE PHARMACY ACT, 1967
ACT No. XI OF 1967
[20th June 1967]
An Act to establish Pharmacy Councils to regulate the practice of pharmacy
WHEREAS it is expedient to establish Pharmacy Councils to regulate the practice of
pharmacy and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto ;
AND WHEREAS the national interest of Pakistan in relation to the achievement of
uniformity within the meaning of clause (2) of Article 131 of the Constitution requires Central
legislation in the matter ;
It is hereby enacted as follows:⸻
1. Short title, extent and commencement.⸻(1) This Act may be called the Pharmacy Act,
1967.
(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.⸻In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or
context,⸻
(a) “approved” means approved under section 18 or, as the case may be, section 19;
(b) “Central Council” means the Pharmacy Council of Pakistan established under
section 3;
(c) “Council” means a Pharmacy Council established under section 3 ;
(d) “Medical Institution” means an institution whose medical qualifications are
recognised under the 1[Medical and Dental Council Ordinance, 1962 (XXX of
1962)];
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[(e) ‘Pakistan Pharmacists Association’ means the association registered under the
Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860), and known at the
commencement of the Pharmacy (Amendment) Act, 1973, by that name ;
(f) ‘Pharmacist’ means a person who, is registered under section 24 in Register A
or Register B;
(g) ‘Provincial Council’ means the Pharmacy Council of a Province established under
section 3.].
1
Subs. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance No. XXVII of 1981, s. 3 and Sch., II.
2
Subs. by Act No. XXII of 1973, s. 2.
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3. Establishment of Pharmacy Councils.⸻(1) Within a period of one year from the
commencement of this Act,—
(a) The 1[Federal Government] shall, by notification in the official Gazette,
establish a Central Pharmacy Council to be known by the name of the
Pharmacy Council of Pakistan ; and
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[(b) each Provincial Government shall, in like manner, establish a Provincial
Pharmacy Council to be known by the name of the Province concerned.”.
(2) Each of the Pharmacy Councils established under sub-section (1) shall be a body
corporate having perpetual succession and common seal, with power, among others, to acquire, hold
and dispose of property, and shall by its name sue and be sued.
4. Composition of Central Council.⸻(1) The Central Council shall, subject to the
provisions of sub-section (2), consist of the following members, namely:—
(a) the Director-General of Health, Government of Pakistan, ex-officio, who shall,
unless the 1[Federal Government] appoints any other officer to be the President,
also be the President of the Council ;
(b) the officer, if any, appointed under clause (a) to be the President of the Council ;
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“[(c) eight persons, to be nominated by the Federal Government, out of whom one
from each Province shall be nominated in consultation with the Provincial
Government concerned, one shall be a teacher of pharmaceutics and one a
teacher of pharmaceutical chemistry ;
(d) one person from each Province, to be nominated by the Federal Government, so
far as may be, in consultation with the Provincial Council concerned ;
(e) one person, to be nominated by the Federal Government in consultation with the
Pakistan Pharmacists Association ; and
(f) the Drugs Controller, Government of Pakistan.” ; and
(2) The 1[Federal Government] may, by notification in the official Gazette, increase or
decrease the number of persons to be nominated by it under clause (c) of sub-section (1).2* * :
Provided that the decrease in the number of members shall not affect the continuance in
office of, and the performance of functions by, any member until the expiry of his term.
5. Composition of the Provincial Council.⸻(1) A Provincial Council shall, subject to the
provisions of sub-section (2), consist of the following members, namely :—
1
Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table.
2
Subs. and omitted by Act No. XXII of 1973, ss. 3 and 4.
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“(a) The Secretaries to the Provincial Governments in the Health Department, ex-
officio, who shall, unless the Provincial Government appoints any other officer
to be the President, also be the Presidents of the respective Councils ” ; and
(b) the officer, if any, appointed under clause (a) to be the President of the
Council ;
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“(c) five persons to be nominated by the Provincial Government, of whom one
shall be an officer of that Government ; and
(d) one person to be nominated by the Provincial Branch of the Pakistan
Pharmacists Association “.
(2) The Provincial Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, increase or
decrease the number of persons to be nominated by it under clause (c) of sub-section (1) :
Provided that the decrease in the number of members shall not affect the continuance in office
of, and the performance of functions by, any member until the expiry of his term.
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[6. Disqualification for membership.⸻A person, other than a professor of medical
institution or a pharmacy institution or an officer of the Provincial Government nominated under
clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 5, shall not be eligible for nomination as a member of the
Council unless he is a pharmacist registered in Register A :
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7. Publication of names.⸻The 1[Federal Government] or, as the case may be, the Provincial
Government shall publish in the official Gazette the names or the official titles of the members of the
Council.
8. Term of office.⸻(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), a member other than an
ex-officio member shall hold office for a period of three years commencing on the day on which he
assumes office and shall be eligible for re-nomination :
Provided that notwithstanding the expiry of his term a member shall continue to function
until his successor assumes office.
(2) Where the 1[Federal Government] or, as the case may be, the Provincial Government,
upon the recommendation of a majority of the members of the Council, is satisfied that a member of
the Council is negligent in the discharge of his duties or is guilty of any unprofessional or
dishonorable conduct or is otherwise not competent to perform the functions of a member, it may, by
notification in the official Gazette, remove such member ; and upon the publication of such
notification the seat of the member shall become vacant.
9. Filling of casual vacancy.⸻A casual vacancy in the office of a member shall be filled for
the remainder of the term of such member, not being less than six months, by nominating another
person in his place, in the same manner in which such member was nominated.
1
Subs. by F. A. O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table.
2
Subs. by Act No. XXII of 1973, ss. 5 and 6.
3
Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance No. XXVII of 1981, s. 3 and Sch. II.
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10. Vacancy, etc., not to invalidate the proceedings of a Council.⸻No act or proceedings
of a Council shall be invalid merely on the ground of the existence of any vacancy in, or any defect
in the composition of the Council.
11. Election of Vice-President.⸻(1) A Council shall every year elect one of its members to
be the Vice-President of the Council and the Vice-President so elected shall hold office for a period
of one year and shall be eligible for re-election :
Provided that a Vice-President shall, notwithstanding the expiry of his term, continue to
function until his successor is elected.
(2) The Vice-President shall perform such functions as may be entrusted to him by the
Council and, in the absence of the President, also the functions of the President.
12. Committees of a Council.⸻(1) A Council may constitute such committees as it deems
fit for the purpose of advising and assisting it in the performance of its functions.
(2) A committee constituted under sub-section (1) may co-opt as its member any person
whose assistance or advice it may consider necessary for the efficient performance of its functions.
13. Meetings of a Council.⸻(1) A Council shall meet at such time and place, and a meeting
of the Council shall be summoned and conducted in such manner, as may be laid down by its bye-
laws :
Provided that, until such bye-laws are made, the President of the Council may, by notice
addressed to each member, summon and conduct a meeting at such time and place and in
such manner as he may deem expedient.
(2) The President and, in his absence, the Vice-President shall preside at every meeting of the
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[Council] and, in the absence of both the President and the Vice-President, the members present
shall elect one amongst them to preside.
“[(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Council shall be one-third of the total number of
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members, a fraction being counted as one. ”.
14. Annual report.⸻As soon as may be after the close of every year, the Central Council
shall submit to the 1[Federal Government] and a Provincial Council to the Provincial Government,
an annual report giving an account of its proceedings together with a statement of moneys received
and expenses incurred by it during that year.
15. Appointment of Secretary, officers and staff of the Council.⸻(1) A Council shall,
with the approval in the case of the Central Council of the 1[Federal Government] and in the case of
a Provincial Council of the Provincial Government, appoint a Secretary from amongst persons
eligible for registration as pharmacists 2[in Register A] on such terms and conditions as it may deem
fit.
(2) The Council may also appoint such officers and staff as may be necessary for the efficient
performance of its functions.
1
Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table.
2
Subs. and ins. by Act No. XXII of 1973, ss. 7 and 8.
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16. Finances.⸻(1) The funds of the Central Council shall consist of such moneys as may be
placed at its disposal by the 1[Federal Government].
(2) The funds of a Provincial Council shall consist of the fees received by it under this Act
and of such moneys as may be placed at its disposal by the Provincial Government.
17. Functions of the Central Council.⸻(1) The functions of the Central Council shall be—
(a) to approve examinations in pharmacy for the purpose of qualifying persons for
registration as pharmacists ;
(b) to prescribe the subjects in which approved examinations shall be held ;
(c) to approve the courses of study and practical training in pharmacy for the
purpose of admission to approved examinations ;
(d) to prescribe the conditions and procedure for admission of candidates to an
approved examination ;
(e) to lay down the standard of teaching to be maintained by institutions
conducting the approved courses of study ;
(f) to prescribe the equipment and facilities to be made available to the students ;
(g) to recognise degree or diplomas in pharmacy for the purpose of registration as
pharmacists ;
(h) to cause inspection of institutions which conduct any courses of study in
pharmacy and of the teachings imparted and examinations held by them ; and
(i) to do such other acts and things at it may be empowered or required to do by
or under this Act.
(2) The Central Council, with the previous approval of the 1[Federal Government] may, by
notification in the official Gazette, make regulations for the purposes of sub-section (1).
18. Approval of examinations.⸻(1) Any institution or authority, including a Provincial
Council, which holds an examination in pharmacy, may apply to the Central Council for approval of
the examination for the purpose of qualifying a person for registration as a pharmacist under this Act.
(2) The Central Council, if it is satisfied after such enquiry as it may think fit that the
examination for the approval of which an application has been made under sub-section (1) is in
conformity with this Act and the regulations, shall approve the examination and, by notification in
the official Gazette, declare it to be an approved examination for the purpose of qualifying a person
for registration as a pharmacist under this Act.
19. Approval of courses of study.⸻(1) Any institution or authority which conducts a course
of study in pharmacy may apply to the Central Council for approval of such course of study for the
purpose of admission to an approved examination.
1
Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table.
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(2) The Central Council, if it is satisfied after such enquiry as it may think fit that the course
of study for the approval of which an application has been made under sub-section (1) is in
conformity with this Act and the regulations, shall submit the application together with its
recommendation to the 1[Federal Government] and shall, upon the approval of the course of study by
the 1[Federal Government], declare it, by notification in the official Gazette, to be an approved
course of study for the purpose of admission to an approved examination.
20. Furnishing of information.⸻Every institution or authority which applies for the
approval of an examination under section 18 or of a course of study under section 19, or holds an
approved examination, or conducts an approved course of study, shall furnish to the Central Council
such information as the Council may, from time to time, require relating to—
(a) the course of study conducted and training given ;
(b) the examination held ;
(c) the ages at which the students may undergo the course of study ;
(d) the equipment and facilities provided for the students ; and
(e) matters generally pertinent to the course of study, training and examinations and
standard of teaching.
21. Inspectors.⸻(1) The Central Council may appoint such Inspectors for the inspection of
institutions as it may consider necessary.
(2) An Inspector appointed under sub-section (1) may, if he is so authorised in writing by
the President of the Council,—
(a) inspect any institution which holds an approved examination or conducts an
approved course of study and may attend any such examination held by such
institution ;
(b) inspect any institution which has applied for the approval of the examination held,
or course of study conducted, by it and attend any examination held by such
institution.
(3) An Inspector who attends any examination shall not interfere with the conduct thereof but
shall submit to the Central Council a report on the sufficiency or otherwise of such examination and
on any other matter in regard to which the Central Council may require him to report.
22. Withdrawal of approval.⸻(1) Where, upon a report by an Inspector, it appears to the
Central Council that an approved course of study or an approved examination does not continue to be
in conformity with this Act and the regulations, the Central Council shall give notice to the
institution or authority concerned calling upon it to explain in writing why the approval of its course
of study or examination should not be withdrawn.
(2) The institution or authority to whom a notice has been given under sub-section (1) shall,
within sixty days from the receipt of such notice, comply with the notice and may also make such
representation to the Central Council, through the Provincial Government, as it may wish to make.
1
Subs. by F.A.O., 1975 Art. 2 and Tabl
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(3) The Central Council, after considering the explanation given and any representation
made under sub-section (2) and any observations on the representation which the Provincial
Government may think fit to make, may, by notification in the official Gazette, declare that its
approval of the course of study or examination conducted or held by the institution or authority
concerned shall stand withdrawn with effect from such date as may be specified therein ; and every
such declaration shall state that the course of study or examination conducted or held by such
institution or authority shall be deemed to be approved only when completed or passed, as the case
may be, before the date so specified.
23. Functions of a Provincial Council.⸻The functions of a Provincial Council shall be⸻
(a) to prepare and maintain registers of pharmacists and apprentices in pharmacy ;
(b) to register pharmacists and grant certificates of registration ;
(c) to conduct examinations for the purpose of registration as pharmacists ; and
(d) to do such other acts and things as it may be empowered or required to do by
this Act.
24. Preparation and maintenance of Registers.⸻(1) The Provincial Council shall prepare
or cause to be prepared and maintained the following Registers of Pharmacists and apprentices for
the Province, namely :—
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“[(a) Register A—in which shall be registered the persons specified in clause (a) of
sub-section (1) of section 25 ;
(b) Register B—in which shall be registered the persons specified in clauses (b)
and (c) of the said sub-section ; and ”.
(c) Register C—in which shall be registered the apprentices in pharmacy :
Provided that the Provincial Council may, with the previous approval of the Provincial
Government, discontinue the registration of apprentices in pharmacy and may, with like
approval re-open such registration after it has been discontinued and shall, upon such
discontinuance or re-opening, publish in the official Gazette a notice thereof specifying
the date of such discontinuance or re-opening.
(2) Every Register prepared and maintained under sub-section (1) shall include the following
particulars relating to a person registered, namely :—
(a) full name ;
(b) residential address ;
(c) professional address ;
(d) father’s name ;
(e) date and place of birth ;
(f) nationality ;
(g) qualifications ;
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Subs. by Act No. XXII of 1973, s. 9.
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(h) date on which registered ; and
(i) such other particulars as may be prescribed by bye-laws.
25. Qualifications for registration as a pharmacist or as an apprentice in
pharmacy.⸻(1) The following persons shall, subject to the provision of sub-section (3), be
qualified for registration as pharmacists under this Act, namely :—
(a) persons who hold a degree in pharmacy conferred by a University or an institution
affiliated thereto, where the degree is recognised by the Central Council ;
(b) persons who hold a diploma in pharmacy granted by any institution recognised by
the Central Council ; and
(c) persons who pass the examination in pharmacy held by a Provincial Council 1[*]
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“ [(1A) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), during the period of one year from the
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commencement of the Pharmacy (Amendment) Act, 1973, a person who was, on the 19th day of
June, 1972, to be deemed to be qualified for registration as a pharmacist shall be deemed to be so
qualified. ” ; and
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[(2) The following persons shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), be qualified to
be registered as an apprentice in pharmacy, namely :—
(i) an Inspector of Drugs and a Government Analyst appointed under the 2[Drugs
Act, 1976 (XXXI of 1976)], if not otherwise eligible for registration ;
(ii) a person certified by a Government Hospital to be a qualified compounder and
dispenser ;
(iii) a person who has been taken as a student or apprentice in pharmacy by, and
produces a certificate to that effect from, a pharmacist registered in Register A
and approved for the purpose, by notification in the official Gazette, by the
Provincial Government ; and
(iv) a person who is a qualified person within the meaning of rule 65 of the West
Pakistan Drugs Rules, 1958, if not otherwise eligible for registration.].
(3) No person shall be qualified for registration as a pharmacist or as an apprentice in
pharmacy⸻
(a) if he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a court ; or
(b) if he has been convicted by a court of any offence which in the opinion of the
Provincial Council involves moral turpitude.
26. Procedure for registration.⸻(1) As soon as may be after the opening of the Registers
under section 24, the Provincial Council shall, by notification in the official Gazette, invite applications
from persons desirous of being registered as pharmacists or as apprentices in pharmacy.
1
Subs., ins., and omitted by Act No. XXII of 1973, s. 10.
2
Subs. by the Federal Law (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance No. XXII of 1981, s. 3 and Sch. II.
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(2) An application for registration shall contain such particulars and be made in such form as
may be specified by the Provincial Council and shall be accompanied by such fee as may be
prescribed by the bye-laws.
(3) The Provincial Council shall examine every application received by it and, if it is satisfied
that the applicant is qualified for registration under section 25, direct the entry of the name of the
applicant in the appropriate Register.
(4) The Provincial Council shall, if it rejects the application of any person, inform the applicant
in writing of such rejection within ninety days from the date of receipt of the application, and the
applicant may within sixty days of the receipt of the information appeal against such rejection to the
Provincial Government whose decision thereon shall be final.
(5) Failure to inform the applicant of the rejection within the period specified in sub-section (4)
shall be treated as acceptance of the application for registration.
27. Certificate of registration.⸻(1) The Provincial Council shall issue a certificate of
registration to a person who has been registered under section 26.
(2) A certificate of registration issued under sub-section (1) shall bear a number and the official
seal of the Council and be signed by its President and the Secretary and shall contain the following,
namely :—
(a) a passport size photograph of the person registered ;
(b) the full signature of the person registered ; and
(c) an endorsement of any mark of identification of the person registered.
(3) A copy of the certificate with all the particulars specified in sub-section (2) shall be kept in
the official records of the Council.
(4) A person to whom a certificate of registration has been issued may, if the original is lost,
defaced or mutilated or for any other reason, obtain a duplicate thereof on payment of the same fee
as was paid for the original.
28. Revocation of certificate.⸻(1) The Provincial Council may, after giving the person
concerned an opportunity to make representation and of being heard, revoke the certificate of
registration issued to him, if such person⸻
(a) incurs any disqualification specified in sub-section (3) of section 25 ; or
(b) contravenes any of the provisions of the Poisons Act, 1919 (XII of 1919), the
Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930 (II of 1930), the 1[Drugs Act, 1976 (XXXI of 1976)],
or this Act or of the rules made under any of those Acts ; or
(c) fails or neglects to comply with any directive in respect of the profession of a
pharmacist with the 2[Federal Government] or the Provincial Government may,
from time to time, issue ; or
1
Subs. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981, s. 3 and Sch., II.
2
Subs. by F. A. O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table.
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(d) is guilty of such professional misconduct as may be laid down by the Provincial
Council in this behalf.
(2) Where any certificate of registration is revoked under sub-section (1), the name of the person
whose certificate has been so revoked shall, after he has been given a notice in writing of such
revocation, be struck off the register in which his name was entered and his registration shall thereupon
stand cancelled.
(3) The Provincial Council may, of its own motion, and shall, upon an application made in this
behalf within thirty days of the receipt of the notice under sub-section (2) by the person concerned,
review its decision to revoke a certificate of registration ; and the decision of the Council upon such
review shall be final.
29. Examination for registration as pharmacists.⸻(1) For the purpose of registration as
pharmacists, the Provincial Council shall, after giving notice in this behalf hold examinations twice in
every year.
(2) An examination under sub-section (1) shall be held 1[at such place in a Province as the
Provincial Council may decide”].
(3) Notice of an examination shall be published for a continuous period of not less than one
week in at least one newspaper in English and one newspaper in the local language, each having wide
circulation in the Province.
(4) Every application for admission to an examination shall be made in such manner and in such
form as may be specified by the Provincial Council and shall be accompanied by⸻
(a) such fee as may be prescribed by the bye-laws ;
(b) a certificate of good moral character from a respectable person ; and
(c) such other papers or particulars as may be required by the Provincial Council.
30. Qualifications for admission to an examination.⸻An applicant for admission to an
examination under section 29,⸻
(a) shall not be below seventeen years of age on the date fixed for the examination
;
(b) must have passed the matriculation examination or an equivalent Higher
Secondary or Senior Cambridge examination with general science as one of
the subjects,
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[* * *] ; and
(c) must have been registered as an apprentice in pharmacy for a period of not
less than two years before the date fixed for the examination :
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Subs. by Act No. XXII of 1973, s. 11.
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Provided that clause (c) shall not apply during any period during which registration of
apprentices in pharmacy remains discontinued under the proviso to sub-section (1) of
Section 24 and the period of two years thereafter 1[:]
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[Provided further that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, it shall not be
necessary for any apprentice in pharmacy to attend any regular classes or to complete any number of
days or lectures at any institution, for the purpose of being qualified to be admitted to an
examination under Section 29.].
31. Prohibition of practice without registration.⸻(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-
section (4), no person shall, after the expiry of five years from the commencement of this Act or such
later date as the 2[Federal Government] may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify in this
behalf, practice as a pharmacist unless he is a registered pharmacist and displays his certificate of
registration in a conspicuous place within the premises in which he so practices.
(2) Whoever employs any pharmacist for the purpose of any business in pharmacy shall
cause the certificate of registration of the pharmacist so employed to be displayed in a conspicuous
place within the premises in which such business is carried on.
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[(3) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be
punishable, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or
with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.” ; and
(4) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply to⸻
(a) a registered medical practitioner as defined in the 3[Medical and Dental
Council Ordinance, 1962], or a person authorized to prescribe antibiotic and
dangerous drugs under the Allopathic System (Prevention of Misuse)
Ordinance, 1962 (LXV of 1962), who dispenses medicine to his own patients
or serves his own prescriptions ;
(b) a person who deals in non-poisonous household remedies in original and
unopened container at any store or place or prepares non-poisonous household
remedies in accordance with the rules made under the 1[Drugs Act, 1940
(XXIII of 1940)] ;
(c) a person who manufactures, sells or distributes drugs and medicines which fall
exclusively under the unani, ayurvedic, biochemic or homeopathic system of
medicine ;
(d) a person engaged as a health or veterinary technician in a Government hospital
or institution ; 2[*]
(e) a foreign pharmacist who is engaged, with the approval of the Central
Council, for the purposes of consultation, advice or instruction 2[; and]
1
Omitted, subs. and added by Act No. XXII of 1973 ss. 12 and 13.
2
Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table.
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“ 2[(f) an apprentice in pharmacy, during the period of four years from the
commencement of the Pharmacy (Amendment) Act, 1973, or during such
further period as the Federal Government may, by notification in the official
Gazette, specify in this behalf.].
32. Cognizance of offences, etc.⸻No court shall take cognizance of an offence under this
Act except upon a complaint in writing made by an Inspector appointed under the 1[Drugs Act,
1976], or an officer specially empowered in this behalf by the Provincial Government.
33. Indemnity.⸻No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person
for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.
34. Power to make bye-laws.⸻(1) A Council may with the previous approval, in the case of
the Central Council of the 1[Federal Government], and in the case of a Provincial Council of the
Provincial Government, make bye-laws for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such bye-
laws may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :⸻
(a) the procedure for the meetings of the Council and of its committees ;
(b) the management of the property of the Council ;
(c) maintenance and audit of the accounts of the Council ;
(d) the procedure for election of the Vice-President ;
(e) the powers and duties of the President, Vice-President and other members of
the Council ;
(f) the terms and conditions of service of the Secretary and other officers and
staff of the Council ;
(g) fees to be prescribed under this Act ; and
(h) such other matters as are required by this Act to be provided for by bye-laws
or are considered necessary for the efficient performance of the functions of
the Council.
(3) Until such time as the bye-laws are made, the President of the Council may issue such
instructions as he may consider necessary to regulate all or any of the matters specified in sub-
section (2) ; and any such instructions shall stand rescinded upon the making of bye-laws by the
Council.
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Date: 13-09-2024
1
Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table.
2
Omitted and added by Act No. XXII of 1973 s. 13.
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