# The Branded Health Service Medicines (Costs) Regulations 2018, Introduction: Introductory text


National Health Service, England And Wales
National Health Service, Scotland
Health And Personal Social Services, Northern Ireland
Made 8th March 2018
Laid before Parliament 9th March 2018
Coming into force 1st April 2018
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers in sections 263(1), (2), (4), (5A) and (6), 264A(2), (5) and (7), 265(1), (3), (4), (5) and (5A), 266(1) and (2) and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006 and in accordance with sections 266(3), (4) and (4A) of that Act.
The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with sections 263(1), 263(1A), 264C(1) and 265(9) of the National Health Service Act 2006.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/345/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/branded-health-service-medicines-costs-regulations-2018/introduction
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