The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013

Outstanding cases relating to dispensing contractor lists

6.—(1) If, before the appointed day the Primary Care Trust was engaged in a process which could have led to the inclusion or removal of a contractor or premises from a dispensing contractor list, that process and the action to be taken following its outcome (including relating to any appeal) are to be dealt with by the NHSCB in accordance with paragraph 10 of Schedule 7 to the 2012 Regulations (transitional provisions – dispensing contractor lists).

(2) Where—

(a) the NHSCB grants an application for premises approval by virtue of this paragraph; and

(b) the NHSCB is as a consequence required to consider any postponement of the making of arrangements to provide dispensing services, arising out of that grant,

that consideration, the NHSCB’s decision on any postponement, the arrangements for bringing an appeal against its decision, and the determination of any appeal validly brought, are to be in accordance with paragraph 10 of Schedule 7 to the 2012 Regulations.

(3) Conditions relating to postponement of the making of arrangements to provide dispensing services which are imposed by virtue of this paragraph, or which continued to have effect by virtue of paragraph 10 of Schedule 7 to the 2012 Regulations, continue to have effect as if imposed under these Regulations in relation to the provision of pharmaceutical services.