S.L. 458.16 Art. 3Disqualification from holding a licence.

(1) No person shall qualify for a licence if he is a medical practitioner, dental surgeon or veterinary surgeon.

(2) It shall not be lawful for any medical practitioner, dental surgeon or veterinary surgeon or any other person authorised to issue prescriptions under the Act or any other Act, to enter into any agreement with any pharmacist or any other person for any share in the profits of a pharmacy, or to have any direct or indirect interest of whatever nature in any pharmacy.

(3) It shall not be lawful for any person:

(a) to carry on the business of a pharmacy on account of, or in partnership with any medical practitioner, dental surgeon or veterinary surgeon or any other person authorised to issue prescriptions under the Act or any other Act;

(b) to enter into any agreement with any medical practitioner, dental surgeon or veterinary surgeon or any other person authorised to issue prescriptions as aforesaid, for any share in the profits of a pharmacy;

(c) to lend his name in order that the business may be carried out by some other person.

(4) If a pharmacy is kept closed for a period of six months or for any aggregate period of six months within one calendar year, the licence thereof shall be considered as being no longer valid and on completion of any such period the Licensing Authority shall give notice accordingly to the person to whom the licence has been issued.