# The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2001

W.S.I. 2001/1396 · made 29 March 2001

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992 (“the principal Regulations”) which govern arrangements to be made by Health Authorities for the provision, in respect of their areas, of pharmaceutical services under the National Health Service Act 1977.Regulation 2 inserts a new definition of “Charges Regulations” into regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the principal Regulations.Regulation 3 extends the circumstances in which a chemist is required to ask a person presenting an order for drugs and appliances under paragraph 3(1) of the chemist’s terms of service to provide specified evidence to substantiate specific claims relating to exemptions from charges due under the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Wales) Regulations 2001.Regulation 4 similarly amends the requirements for doctors authorised to provide pharmaceutical services for a patient under regulation 20 of the principal Regulations.

Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Section 41, Section 42, Section 43, Section 126)

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## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, WALES
Made 29th March 2001
Coming into force 1st April 2001
The National Assembly for Wales in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sections 41, 42, 43 and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

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

## 2 Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

In Regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations (interpretation) for the definition of “Charges Regulations” there shall be substituted in the appropriate place the following definition—
““Charges Regulations” means the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Wales) Regulations 2001;”

## 3 Amendment of Part II of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations

(1) Part II of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (terms of service for chemists), shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions.
(2) In paragraph 3 (provision of pharmaceutical services)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1C)(a)(i) delete the words “any of sub-paragraphs (d) to (g) of regulation 6(1)” and insert the words “regulation 8(1)”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (1C)(a) delete the words “ (d), (e) or (f) of regulation 6(1)” and insert the words “(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of regulation 8(1)”.

## 4 Amendment of Part III of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations

(1) Part III of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (terms of service for doctors who provide pharmaceutical services) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions.
(2) In paragraph 11B—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a)(i) delete words “any of sub-paragraphs (d) to (g) of regulation 6(1)” and insert the words “regulation 8(1)”;
(b) in sub-paragraph 11B(a) delete the words “(d), (e) or (f) of regulation 6(1)” and insert the words “(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of regulation 8(1)”.

## 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
29th March 2001

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992 (“the principal Regulations”) which govern arrangements to be made by Health Authorities for the provision, in respect of their areas, of pharmaceutical services under the National Health Service Act 1977.
Regulation 2 inserts a new definition of “Charges Regulations” into regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the principal Regulations.
Regulation 3 extends the circumstances in which a chemist is required to ask a person presenting an order for drugs and appliances under paragraph 3(1) of the chemist’s terms of service to provide specified evidence to substantiate specific claims relating to exemptions from charges due under the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Wales) Regulations 2001.
Regulation 4 similarly amends the requirements for doctors authorised to provide pharmaceutical services for a patient under regulation 20 of the principal Regulations.

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