# The Branded Health Service Medicines (Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, Introduction: Introductory text


NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES, NORTHERN IRELAND
Made 3rd December 2024
Laid before Parliament 4th December 2024
Coming into force 1st January 2025
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 263(1)(b) and (c), (2), (4), (5) and (5A), 264(1), 264A(2), (4), (5) and (7), 265(1), 266(1) and 272(7)(a) and (b) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006 having had regard to the matters specified in section 266(3), (4) and (4A) of that Act.
The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with sections 263(1) and (1A), 264(1), 264C(1) and 265(9) of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1277/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/branded-health-service-medicines-costs-amendment-regulations-2024/introduction
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