National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)

SCHEDULES

[F1 SCHEDULE 12A E+W+S Expenditure of Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 12A inserted (1.9.1999 for E. for specified purposes and 1.4.2000 for E. for further specified purposes and otherwise prosp.) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 4(1)(4), 67(1); S.I. 1999/2342, art. 2(1)(4), Schs. 1, 3

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 12A modified (E.) (27.9.2002) by The National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2478), art. 4

Interpretation] E+W+S

7 (1) In this Schedule—

• “designated” means designated in writing by the Secretary of State (and different designations may be made for different purposes),

• “drugs” includes medicines and listed appliances (within the meaning of section 41 above),

• “pharmaceutical services” does not include additional pharmaceutical services.

(2) The Secretary of State shall determine what remuneration paid by Health Authorities to persons providing pharmaceutical services is to be treated for the purposes of this Schedule as remuneration referable to the cost of drugs.

(3) The Secretary of State may treat all remuneration paid by Health Authorities to such persons, so far as it is met by an NHS trust or Primary Care Trust under section 103(3) below, as remuneration referable to the cost of drugs for those purposes.