What’s New in Legislation

Legislation having an impact on Pharmacy and the practice environment is continuously updated in response to changing the environment and other factors. We endeavour to include all legislative amendments and new/proposed legislation in each issue of the e-Pharmaciae. This edition looks at the legislation published between January 2023 and August 2023.

Since January 2023, the following pharmacy legislation or legislation pertaining to pharmacy have been published for comment or implementation:

• Board Notice (BN) 384 of 2023: PCDT, scope of practice, competency standards and criteria for curriculum – published for implementation on 27 January 2023.
• BN385/2023 – Rules relating to the services for which a pharmacist may levy a fee – published for implementation on 27 January 2023.
• BN470 of 2023: Fees Payable to Council, 2024 – published for a thirty-day comment period on 8 August 2023.

The Honourable Minister of Health has published the following legislation affecting the profession:

• Regulations Relating to the Election of Members of the South African Pharmacy Council; Amendment Regulations, 2023 – published for a three-month comment period on 3 February 2023.
• Amendment Regulations relating to the election of members of the South African Pharmacy Council, 2023 – published for implementation on 4 August 2023.