# The National Health Service (General Medical Services) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2000

S.I. 2000/1645 · made 20 June 2000

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 20th June 2000
Laid before Parliament 28th June 2000
Coming into force 1st August 2000
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon 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. 3) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st August 2000.
(2) These Regulations extend to England only.

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

In Schedule 10 of the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992, the following entries shall be inserted in such place in the alphabetical order of the entries as is appropriate—
finasteride 1mg tablets
Propecia

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Hunt
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health
20th June 2000

## 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 adds the drug Propecia (finasteride 1mg) to the list in Schedule 10 to the principal Regulations, which lists drugs and other substances which may not be prescribed for supply in the course of pharmaceutical services under the National Health Service Act 1977.

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