Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by inserting the following definition after the definition of committee :

eligible person means a person who holds an eligibility certificate;

(b) by omitting "an eligibility certificate" from the definition of eligibility certificate and substituting "a certificate" ;

(c) by inserting the following definition after the definition of eligibility certificate :

exempt person means a person who is exempt, under section 61D , from the requirement to apply for an eligibility certificate;

(d) by inserting the following definitions after the definition of inspection :

interest in a pharmacy business  – see section 3B ;

lapsing date , for a provision of this Act, means –

(a) 30 June or, if another date is prescribed for the provision, that other date; or

(b) if the Authority determines in respect of a particular person, pharmacy business or pharmacy business premises that a date other than the date specified or prescribed under paragraph (a) of this definition should be the lapsing date for the provision, the other date so determined by the Authority for that person or business or those premises;

(e) by inserting the following definition after the definition of notice :

owner , of a pharmacy business, means the person or persons for the time being holding an eligibility certificate and named in the certificate of registration for the relevant pharmacy business premises;

(f) by omitting the definition of pharmacy business and substituting the following definition:

pharmacy business  – see section 3A ;

(g) by omitting the definition of proprietary interest ;

(h) by inserting the following definitions after the definition of registration board :

relevant pharmacy business , in relation to any pharmacy business premises, means the pharmacy business carried on in or from those premises;

relevant pharmacy business premises in relation to a pharmacy business, means the premises in or from which the business is carried on;

(i) by omitting the definition of responsible occupier .