The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005

Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 641

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005

Made

10th March 2005

Laid before Parliament

11th March 2005

Coming into force

1st April 2005

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 41, 42, 43, 43ZA, 49F, 49I, 49N, 49O, 49P, 49Q and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) hereby makes the following Regulations:—

(1)

1977 c. 49; section 41 was substituted by the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15) (“the 2001 Act”), section 42(1), and amended by the National Health Service Reform and Healthcare Professions Act 2002 (c. 17) (“the 2002 Act”), Schedule 2, Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 13; and by the Health Professions Order 2001 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1590) article 3, Schedule, Part 1, paragraph 3 and the Health Act 1999 (Consequential Amendments) (Nursing and Midwifery) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1771) article 8. Section 42 was substituted by the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 66), section 3(1); extended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), section 17; and amended by S.I. 1987/2202, article 4; by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 12(3); by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”), Schedule 1, paragraph 30; by the Pharmacists (Fitness to Practice) Act 1997 (c. 19), Schedule, paragraph 6; by the 2001 Act, sections 20(6), 43(2), (3) and (4) and by Schedule 6 Part 1; and by the 2002 Act, Schedule 2, paragraph 16. Section 43 was amended by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 31; by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), section 21(2); by the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46) (“the 1997 Act”), section 29(1) and Schedule 2, paragraphs 3 and 14; by the 1990 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 18(2); by the 2001 Act, sections 20(7), 42(2) and 43(5); and by the 2002 Act, Schedule 2, paragraph 17. Section 43ZA was inserted by the 2001 Act, section 21, and amended by the 2002 Act, section 2(5) and Schedule 2, Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 18, and by the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43) (“the 2003 Act”), Schedule 14, Part 4. Sections 49F, 49I, 49N, 49O and 49Q were inserted by the 2001 Act, section 25 and amended by the 2002 Act, Schedule 2, paragraphs 1, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28. Section 126(4) was amended by the Health Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act”), section 65(1), Schedule 4, paragraphs 3 and 37. See section 128(1) of the National Health Service Act 1977 as amended by the 1990 Act, section 26(2)(g) and (i), for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.