Pharmacy and Drugs Act
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7. ( 1) The Chairman of the Board, by summons under his
)land, may require any person to appear before the Board at any inquiry
held in connection with any of the functions of the Board.
(2)
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A summons under this section may require the person
whom the summons is directed to produce to the Board any
documents or other articles under his control, which relate to the matter
in question at the inquiry.
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(3)
A person appearing in response to a summons under
this section
(a) may be examined as a witness on oath or
otherwise; or
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(b) may examine witnesses and address the Board
either himself or by a legal practitioner
representing him.
Nothing in this section shall require a person to give any
evidence or produce any article which would tend to incriminate him.
(4)
PART
8.
III-REGULATION OF PHARMACY PROFESSION
The Board is charged with general responsibilities for
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securing the highest practicable standards in the practice of phannacy responsibility
in Sierra Leone by promoting proper training and exa~ination of ~~
phannacy students, by controlling the registration of pharmacists and
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pharmacy technicians and premises where such business is carried on
and by any other means within the powers conferred by this Act.
9. (1) The Minister shall, on the advice of the Board: -
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and practl.cal and
technicians.
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(a) prescn.be courses 0 f lnstructlon
training for pharmacy students~ and
(b) provide for the examination in pharmacy
practice of qualified pharmacists from
recognized institutions who have completed
internship training in Sierra Leone and who
have paid the prescribed fee.
(2) This section applies to the training of pharmacy
techmcians as it applies to the training of pharmacists subject to such
mcx:lifications as the Minister may prescribe.