# The Prescription Pricing Authority Regulations 1990, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations revoke and replace the Prescription Pricing Authority Regulations 1978 to provide for the appointment and tenure of office of the members of the Prescription Pricing Authority (“the Pricing Authority”) which is a special health authority established under the National Health Service Act 1977 to exercise functions in relation to the examining, checking and pricing of prescriptions for the supply of pharmaceutical service under the Act. They are made as a consequence of the changed constitution of the Pricing Authority and as a consequence of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990.
In particular these Regulations provide: for the appointment and tenure of office of the members of the Pricing Authority (regulations 3 and 4); for the appointment of the chief officer, a member of the Pricing Authority, by the Pricing Authority (regulation 6), his tenure of office (regulation 4); for the election and duties of the vice-chairman (regulation 5); for the termination of, and disqualification from, tenure of office of members (regulation 7 and Schedule); for the appointment of committees (regulation 8); and for the proceedings of the Pricing Authority and any committees it may establish (Schedule).
Regulation 10 revokes the Prescription Pricing Authority Regulations 1978.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1719/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prescription-pricing-authority-regulations-1990/note
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