Section 40: Supervision and assessment of institutions, instructions and degree examinations.

(1) The Council shall assess the nature of instructions given to persons undergoing a professional degree course of training in pharmacy in an approved institution.
(2) The Council may constitute external assessors or visitation teams to evaluate degree examinations or course of training in approved institutions.
(3) The external assessors or visitation teams shall submit a report to the Council on the approved institutions visited and the report may disclose -
(a) the adequacy of the instructions given to persons attending the degree course of training in pharmacy or the facilities for such instructions;
(b) the adequacy of the professional pharmacy degree examinations;
(c) any other matter relating to the institutions and examinations on which the Council may direct; and
(d) that external assessors or visitation team shall not in the performance of its functions under this section interfere with the holding of any degree examination.
(4) The Council may, on the receipt of a report made under this section by a visitation team or external assessors, demand for clarification from the institutions visited.