{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pharmaceutical-services-amendment-regulations-2006/regulation-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pharmaceutical-services-amendment-regulations-2006/regulation-9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/3373",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pharmaceutical-services-amendment-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Amendment of regulation 2 of the Pharmaceutical Services Regulations",
  "text": "In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation)—\n(a) in the definition of “independent nurse prescriber”, in sub-paragraph (b) omit “, medicines”; and\n(b) in the definition of “pharmacist independent prescriber”,—\n(i) in sub-paragraph (b), for “drugs, medicines and appliances as a pharmacist independent prescriber;” substitute “drugs and appliances as a pharmacist independent prescriber; and “ and\n(ii) after sub-paragraph (b) add the following sub-paragraph—\n“(c) who is—\n(i) included in a pharmaceutical list, and with whom the Primary Care Trust has made an arrangement for the provision of a directed service which is an Independent Prescribing Service;\n(ii) employed or engaged by a person who is included in a pharmaceutical list, and the Primary Care Trust has made an arrangement with that person for the provision of a directed service which is an Independent Prescribing Service;\n(iii) employed or engaged by a GMS contractor, a PMS contractor, an APMS contractor or a PCTMS practice to provide services equivalent to a directed service which is an Independent Prescribing Service;\n(iv) a relevant GMS contractor, a relevant PMS contractor, or a relevant APMS contractor contracted to provide services equivalent to a directed service which is an Independent Prescribing Service;\n(v) employed or engaged by a relevant GMS contractor, a relevant PMS contractor, or a relevant APMS contractor to provide services equivalent to a directed service which is an Independent Prescribing Service; or\n(vi) employed or engaged by a Primary Care Trust or an LPS chemist to provide services equivalent to a directed service which is an Independent Prescribing Service; or\n(vii) employed or engaged by a NHS trust or NHS foundation trust to provide NHS services and is prescribing in that capacity;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2005/1501 and 3315, and 2006/552, 913 and 1501."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/3373/regulation/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:11:35.481596+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}