# The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2000

S.I. 2000/593 · made 6 March 2000

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992 to take account of the role which may be played by Primary Care Trusts (“PCTs”) and local authorities in the provision of primary health care, in consequence of changes made by the Health Act 1999. In particular, they take account of the fact that PCTs may issue prescription forms, and that both PCTs and local authorities may employ nurses who are able to prescribe under the National Health Service. As a result of the transfer of certain functions of the Secretary of State in relation to Wales to the National Assembly for Wales, these amendments apply to England only.

Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Section 41, Section 42)

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## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
Made 6th March 2000
Laid before Parliament 7th March 2000
Coming into force 1st April 2000
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 41 and 42 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 (Pharmaceutical Services) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.
(2) These Regulations extend to England only.

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

(1) In the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992, regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1), in the definition of “prescription form”, before “or an NHS trust”, insert “a Primary Care Trust,”.
(3) In paragraph (1A) (which describes nurse prescribers who may issue prescription forms), in each of sub-head (aa) of sub-paragraph (a)(iii) and sub-head (aa) of sub-paragraph (b)(ii), for “or an NHS trust”, substitute “, an NHS trust or a Primary Care Trust, or by a local authority in connection with arrangements prescribed under section 31(2)(c) of the Health Act 1999”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Hunt
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department of Health
6th March 2000

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992 to take account of the role which may be played by Primary Care Trusts (“PCTs”) and local authorities in the provision of primary health care, in consequence of changes made by the Health Act 1999. In particular, they take account of the fact that PCTs may issue prescription forms, and that both PCTs and local authorities may employ nurses who are able to prescribe under the National Health Service. As a result of the transfer of certain functions of the Secretary of State in relation to Wales to the National Assembly for Wales, these amendments apply to England only.

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