{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-act-2009/section-29",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-act-2009/section-29.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/21",
  "legislation_title": "Health Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-act-2009",
  "path": "section/29",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "LPS schemes: powers of Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities",
  "text": "(1) The National Health Service Act 2006 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 15 (Strategic Health Authorities' directions), in subsection (2), after “section 107 arrangements” insert “ or LPS schemes ”.\n(3) In section 16 (section 92 arrangements and section 107 arrangements)—\n(a) in subsection (1), after “section 107 arrangements” insert “ and LPS schemes ”;\n(b) in the heading, after “section 107 arrangements” insert “ and LPS schemes ”.\n(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(5) Schedule 12 (LPS schemes) is amended as follows.\n(6) Paragraph 1 is amended as follows.\n(7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(8) In sub-paragraph (2)—\n(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) in paragraph (b), for “Primary Care Trust),” substitute “ commissioning body). ”;\n(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(9) After sub-paragraph (2) insert—\n“(2A) A Strategic Health Authority may establish an LPS scheme only where the only other parties are Primary Care Trusts.\n(2B) A Primary Care Trust may provide local pharmaceutical services under an LPS scheme (where it is not the commissioning body), but only in prescribed circumstances.”\n(10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(11) In sub-paragraph (6), for “and an NHS foundation trust” substitute “ , an NHS foundation trust and a Primary Care Trust ”.\n(12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(13) Paragraph 3 is amended as follows.\n(14) In sub-paragraph (2), for “Primary Care Trusts” substitute “ the commissioning body ”.\n(15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 29(4) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 76(2) (with Sch. 4 para. 93(6)); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 29(7) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 93(5) (with Sch. 4 para. 93(6)); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 29(8)(a) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 93(5) (with Sch. 4 para. 93(6)); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 29(8)(c) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 93(5) (with Sch. 4 para. 93(6)); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 29(10) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 93(5) (with Sch. 4 para. 93(6)); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "S. 29(12) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 93(5) (with Sch. 4 para. 93(6)); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "S. 29(15) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 93(5) (with Sch. 4 para. 93(6)); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 29 in force at 1.9.2012 by S.I. 2012/1902, art. 2(d)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/21/section/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:10:51.488045+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}