# The National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Amendment) (No.3) (Wales) Regulations 2003

W.S.I. 2003/1005 · made 3 April 2003

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 3rd April 2003
Coming into force 4th April 2003
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.3) (Wales) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 4th April 2003.
(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 11 (drugs to be prescribed under pharmaceutical services only in certain circumstances), after “Tadalafil (Cialis)” in columns 1 and 2 respectively, insert “, Vardenafil (Levitra)”.

## Signature

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998
D.Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
3rd April 2003

## 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 Vardenafil (Levitra) to Schedule 11 to the principal Regulations, which lists the drugs and other substances that may only be prescribed in certain circumstances in the course of pharmaceutical services provided under the National Health Service Act 1977.

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