{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2001/section-39",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2001/section-39.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2001/15",
  "legislation_title": "Health and Social Care Act 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2001",
  "path": "section/39",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "39",
  "heading": "Assessing pilot schemes",
  "text": "(1) The relevant authority may not bring section 40 into force unless satisfied that pilot schemes have shown that continuing to provide for the provision of local pharmaceutical services in accordance with provisions of the kind made by pilot schemes would be in the interests of the health service or any part of the health service (within the meaning of section 206 of the National Health Service Act 2006).\n(2) In determining whether to bring section 40 into force, the relevant authority must have regard, in particular, to the results of the reviews of pilot schemes conducted under section 95 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 39(1) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), s. 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 216(a) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 39(2) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), s. 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 216(b) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 39 wholly in force at 1.7.2002; s. 39 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 70(2); s. 39 in force for E. at 8.3.2002 by S.I. 2002/1095, art. 2(4) (with transitional provisions in arts. 3, 4) (as amended (26.3.2002) by S.I. 2002/1170, art. 3); s. 39 in force for W. at 1.7.2002 by S.I. 2002/1475, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/15/section/39",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:03.714560+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."
}