_And be it further Enacted_, That each and every of them the said Master and Wardens for the time being, may, and they are hereby respectively empowered, by writing under his or their hands, to appoint any one or more of the said Court of Assistants to act as Deputy Master, or as Deputy Wardens, as the case may be, in all matters and things done, or authorized to be done, by the said Master, or the said Wardens, under and by virtue of the said recited Charter, or of this Act, and to remove such Deputy Master, or Deputy Wardens so to be appointed from time to time, as the said Master, or the said Wardens, shall respectively think proper; and all acts, matters, and things which shall be lawfully done by the said Deputy Master or Deputy Wardens so to be appointed as aforesaid, as the case may be, shall be as good, valid, and effectual, as if the same were done and performed by the said Master and Wardens respectively.
_And whereas_ much mischief and inconvenience has arisen, from great numbers of persons in many parts of _England_ and _Wales_ exercising the functions of an Apothecary, who are wholly ignorant, and utterly incompetent to the exercise of such functions, whereby the Health and Lives of the Community are greatly endangered; and it is become necessary that provision should be made for remedying such evils; _Be it therefore further Enacted_, That the said Master, Wardens, and Society of the Art and Mystery of Apothecaries of the City of _London_, incorporated by the said recited Charter of His Majesty King _James_ the First, and their Successors, shall be, and they are hereby appointed and constituted, directed and empowered, for ever to superintend the execution of the provisions of this Act, and to enforce and carry the several regulations and provisions thereof, in relation to the several persons practising the Art or Mystery or Profession of an Apothecary throughout _England_ and _Wales_, and all other the purposes of this Act, into full execution.
_And be it further Enacted_, That no Act of the said Master, Wardens, and Society of Apothecaries, incorporated as aforesaid, for the carrying any of the powers and provisions of this Act into execution, shall be, or be deemed to be good or valid (save and except as to such Acts as shall be done by the said Master, Wardens, and Assistants, or others appointed by them, or any of them, as hereinbefore is provided, in pursuance of the Powers and Authorities hereinbefore given to them to enter into Shops to search for, examine and destroy unwholesome Drugs or Medicines, and also save and except as to such acts as shall be done by the said Court of Examiners, or the major part of them present, or by the Five Apothecaries hereinafter mentioned, or the major part of them present, in pursuance of the authorities hereinafter given to them), unless the same be done at some Assembly or Meeting to be holden by the said Master, Wardens, and Society, in the Hall of the said Society. And that all the Powers and Authorities by this Act granted to, or vested in, the said Master, Wardens, and Society as aforesaid, shall and may from time to time be exercised by the Master, Wardens, and Assistants of the Art and Mystery of Apothecaries aforesaid for the time being, or by the major part of them present, who shall attend at any such Assembly or meeting to be holden as aforesaid (the number present at such Assemblies or Meetings not being less than Thirteen, of which the said Master for the time being shall always be one), and all the Orders and Proceedings of the said Master, Wardens, and Assistants for the time being, or of such major part as aforesaid, shall have the same force and effect, as if the same were made or done by the said Master, Wardens and Society of Apothecaries incorporated as aforesaid.