# The National Health Service (General Medical Services) Amendment Regulations 2001

S.I. 2001/706 · made 5 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 5th March 2001
Laid before Parliament 6th March 2001
Coming into force 1st April 2001
The Secretary of State, 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, extent and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Amendment Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992.
(3) These Regulations extend only to England.

## 2 Amendment of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations

(1) In paragraph 43 of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (prescribing), in sub-paragraph (3) for “drugs specified in Schedule 2” substitute—
“the drug buprenorphine or a drug specified in Schedule 2”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Hunt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
5th 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.
The Regulations amend paragraph 43 of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations to allow doctors to prescribe buprenorphine by instalments, in addition to those drugs listed in Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1985, for the treatment of drug addiction to any of the drugs listed in that Schedule.

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