# The National Health Service (General Medical Services) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2001

S.I. 2001/1178 · made 26 March 2001

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992 (“the principal Regulations”) which regulate the terms on which doctors provide general medical services under the National Health Service Act 1977.

Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Section 29, Section 126)

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## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
Made 26th March 2001
Laid before Parliament 27th March 2001
Coming into force 17th April 2001
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 29 and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 17th April 2001.
(2) These Regulations extend to England only.

## 2 Amendment of the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992

(1) In Schedule 10 of the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992, the following entries shall be deleted:
Nicabate Nicotine Transdermal Patch
Nico Patch
Nicodex Patch
Niconil Transdermal Patch
Nicorette
Nicorette Nasal Spray
Nicorette Patch
Nicorette Plus
Nicostop Patch
Nicotine Patch (QHR Limited)
Nicotinell Gum
Nicotinell TTS Patches

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Hunt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
26th March 2001

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992 (“the principal Regulations”) which regulate the terms on which doctors provide general medical services under the National Health Service Act 1977.
Regulation 2 deletes specified nicotine replacement therapy products from the list in Schedule 10 to the principal Regulations, which lists the drugs and other substances which may not be prescribed for supply in the course of pharmaceutical services under the1977 Act.
As a result of the transfer of certain functions of the Secretary of State in relation to Wales to the National Assembly for Wales, these amendments apply to England only.

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