948. Standards of education, training and acquisition of experience.

In connection with its general function¹, in so far as it relates to the education, training and acquisition of experience of registrants and prospective registrants, the General Pharmaceutical Council² must:

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   (1)     except in specified circumstances³, set the standards of proficiency for the safe and effective practice of pharmacy which it is necessary for a person to achieve in order to be entered in Part 1 or 2 of the register as a pharmacist or, as the case may be, a pharmacy technician⁴; and

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   (2)     set:

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      (a)     the standards of education, training and experience that providers of education and training