{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-act-2009/section-32",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-act-2009/section-32.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/21",
  "legislation_title": "Health Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-act-2009",
  "path": "section/32",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "32",
  "heading": "LPS schemes: powers of Local Health Boards",
  "text": "(1) Schedule 7 to the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42) (LPS schemes) is amended as follows.\n(2) In paragraph 1, in sub-paragraph (2)—\n(a) in paragraph (a), after “Local Health Board” insert “ (the “commissioning body” )\n(b) in paragraph (b), for “Local Health Board),” substitute “ commissioning body). ”;\n(c) omit paragraph (c) and the word “and” immediately before it.\n(3) After sub-paragraph (2) insert—\n“(2A) A Local Health Board may provide local pharmaceutical services under an LPS scheme (where it is not the commissioning body), but only in prescribed circumstances.”\n(4) In sub-paragraph (6), for “and an NHS foundation trust” substitute “ , an NHS foundation trust and a Local Health Board ”.\n(5) In paragraph 3(2), for “Local Health Boards” substitute “ the commissioning body ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/21/section/32",
    "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."
}