Paragraph 1 Incorporation of provisions

Any provisions of the following affecting the rights and obligations of dispensing doctors shall be deemed to form part of the terms of service for dispensing doctors—

(a)

the Regulations;

(b)

the Drug Tariff in so far as it lists drugs and appliances for the purposes of section 41 of the Act;

(c)

so much of Part II of the National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) Regulations 1992^f1 as relates to—

(i)

the investigation of questions arising between dispensing doctors and persons receiving pharmaceutical services and other investigations to be made by the pharmaceutical discipline committee and the joint discipline committee and the action which may be taken by the Primary Care Trust as a result of such investigations, and,

(ii)

appeals to the Secretary of State from decisions of the Primary Care Trust; and

(d)

so much of regulation 3 of the Patients' Forums (Functions) Regulations 2003^f2 as relate to the entry and inspection of premises either owned or controlled by the dispensing doctor or where pharmaceutical services are provided by him.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1992/664.
f2: S.I. 2003/2124. Regulation 3 has been amended by S.I. 2004/540, 696 and 865.