# The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (“the Principal Regulations”) which regulate the terms on which pharmaceutical services are provided under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.
The Principal Regulations consolidated, with amendments, the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995.
Regulation 2(2) makes clear that there is an alternative version of Form A (for use by persons other than pharmacists) and where it is used the equivalent statements for the purposes of regulation 8 are contained in paragraph 3 of that form.
Regulation 2(3) to (8) corrects errors in regulations 9(1), 11(5), 15(1)(e), Schedule 1 paragraph 4(2) and (10) and Schedule 2 Form A (for use by persons other than pharmacists, application for inclusion in the pharmaceutical list) of the Principal Regulations.
Regulation 2(9) corrects errors in the consequential amendments made by virtue of Schedule 6 of the Principal Regulations.
These regulations have been made to correct errors in S.S.I.
2009/183 and are being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that instrument.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/209/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pharmaceutical-services-scotland-amendment-regulations-2009/note
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