Part 7Pharmaceutical services and local pharmaceutical services
F1Chapter 5ANotices and penalties
150ANotices and penalties
1
The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that where a practitioner who provides pharmaceutical services under arrangements with F2NHS England breaches a term of those arrangements, F2NHS England may—
a
by a notice require the practitioner to do, or not do, specified things or things of a specified description within a specified period, or
b
in prescribed circumstances or for a prescribed period, withhold all or part of a payment due to the practitioner under the arrangements.
2
Regulations under this section must include provision conferring on such persons as may be prescribed rights of appeal from decisions of F2NHS England made by virtue of this section.
3
In this section—
“practitioner” means a person included in a pharmaceutical list, and
“specified” means specified in a notice under paragraph (a) of subsection (1).
Pt. 7 Ch. 5A inserted (1.9.2012) by Health Act 2009 (c. 21), ss. 28, 40(1); S.I. 2012/1902, art. 2(c)