Amendment of regulation 5 of the Charges Regulations
8.—(1) Regulation 5 of the Charges Regulations (supply of drugs and appliances by Health Authorities, NHS trusts and Primary Care Trusts) is amended as follows.
(2) For the heading of regulation 5 substitute “Supply of drugs and appliances by NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts”.
(3) In paragraph (1)—
(a)for “, an NHS foundation trust or a Primary Care Trust”, substitute “or an NHS foundation trust”;
(b)for “, otherwise than for administration at a hospital, or appliances,” substitute “or appliances, except in the case of drugs administered or appliances fitted at the hospital or other establishment or facility which forms part of the NHS trust or NHS foundation trust,”.
(4) In paragraph (3)—
(a)for “regulation 7”, substitute “regulation 7(2); and
(b)for “, NHS foundation trust or Primary Care trust”, substitute “or NHS foundation trust”.
(5) In paragraph (6)—
(a)for “, NHS foundation trust or Primary Care Trust”, substitute “or an NHS foundation trust”; and
(b)after “on the form”, insert “approved by the Secretary of State and”.