Regulation 3 Amendment of regulation 2

in the definition of “chemist”, after ““chemist”” insert “(except in the expression “LPS chemist”)”;

in the definition of “Local Dental Committee”, for “general dental services in a locality;” substitute “general dental services or personal dental services in an area; and in this definition, “personal dental services” has the meaning assigned to it in section 1(8) of the 1997 Act;”;

in the definition of “Local Medical Committee”, after “general medical services” insert “or personal medical services”;

in the definition of “Local Pharmaceutical Committee”, after “pharmaceutical services” insert “or local pharmaceutical services”;

after the definition of “locality”, insert—

• ““LPS chemist” means—

  1. (a)

     a registered pharmacist,

  2. (b)

     a person lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business in accordance with section 69 of the Medicines Act 1968^f1, or

  3. (c)

     a supplier of appliances,

  who provides local pharmaceutical services under a pharmacy pilot scheme;”;

for the definition of “pharmacy” substitute—

• ““pharmacy” means any premises where drugs are provided by a registered pharmacist—

  1. (a)

     as part of pharmaceutical services under section 41 of the Act; or

  2. (b)

     in accordance with a pharmacy pilot scheme—

     1. (i)

        where the range of local pharmaceutical services provided under that scheme is the same or comparable to the range of pharmaceutical services provided by a pharmacy falling within paragraph (a) of this definition, and

     2. (ii)

        where the local pharmaceutical services provided under that scheme are provided at the same or similar hours as pharmaceutical services provided by a pharmacy falling within paragraph (a) of this definition;”;

in the definition of “pilot scheme”, after “pilot scheme” insert “(except in the expression “pharmacy pilot scheme”)”; and

in the definition of “prescription form”, after “obtain pharmaceutical services” insert “or local pharmaceutical services”.