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

W.S.I. 2001/1788 · made 30 April 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, WALES
Made 30th April 2001
Coming into force 1st May 2001
The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sections 29 and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Amendment (No.2) (Wales) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st May 2001.
(2) These Regulations apply to Wales only.

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

(1) The National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraph of this Regulation.
(2) In Schedule 10 (drugs and other substances not to be prescribed for supply under pharmaceutical services), the following entries shall be omitted—
“ 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 on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998
Rhodri Morgan
First Secretary, National Assembly For Wales
30th April 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. Schedule 10 lists the drugs and other substances which may not be prescribed in the course of pharmaceutical services provided under the National Health Service Act 1977.

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