56. Section 16 of the Act of 2007 is amended—

(a) in subsection (2) —

(i) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “Regulations,” for “Regulations, or”,

(ii) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “the State, or” for “the State.”, and

(iii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (b):

“(c) he or she has a qualification in pharmacy from a state other than the State which—

(i) falls within a ground prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph, and

(ii) in the opinion of the Council, is of a standard not lower than the standard of that necessary for practice in the State.”,

and

(b) in subsection (3)(a), by the substitution of “subsection (2)(b) or (c)” for “subsection (2)(b)”.