National Health Service Act 1977

[F1 7 (1) In this Schedule— E+W+S

• “designated” means designated in writing by the Secretary of State [F2 or, as the case may be, the National Assembly for Wales](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.

• [F3 “local pharmaceutical services” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8A to this Act; “remuneration referable to the cost of drugs” includes (except in paragraph 1(2)(b) and subject to sub-paragraph (2)) remuneration payable to persons providing local pharmaceutical services]

(2) The Secretary of State shall determine what remuneration paid by [F4 Primary Care Trusts] to persons providing pharmaceutical services [F5 or local pharmaceutical services] is to be treated for the purposes of this Schedule as remuneration referable to the cost of drugs [F6 and the National Assembly for Wales shall make the corresponding determination in relation to Health Authorities and Local Health Boards.]

(3) The Secretary of State may treat all remuneration paid by [F7 Primary Care Trusts] to such persons, so far as it is met by an NHS trust F8 . . . under section 103(3) below, as remuneration referable to the cost of drugs for those purposes [F9 , and the National Assembly for Wales may so treat all remuneration paid by Health Authorities to such persons, so far as it is so met.]

[F10 (4) In this paragraph references to local pharmaceutical services include references to local pharmaceutical services provided under pilot schemes established under section 28 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001, in which case that expression has the meaning given by that section.]]

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

F2 Words in Sch. 12A para. 7(1) inserted (10.10.2002 for W.) by National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), ss. 10(10)(a)(i), 42(3); S.I. 2002/2532, art. 2, Sch.

F3 Words in Sch. 12A para. 7(1) inserted (1.1.2003 for E.) by Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15), s. 70(2), Sch. 5 para. 5(17)(a) (with ss. 64(9), 65(4)); S.I. 2003/53, art. 2(a)

F4 Words in Sch. 12A para. 7(2) substituted (1.10.2002 for E. and 10.10.2002 for W.) by National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), ss. 10(10)(b), 42(3); S.I. 2002/2478, art. 3(2)(a); S.I. 2002/2532, art. 2, Sch.

F5 Words in Sch. 12A para. 7(2) inserted (1.1.2003 for E.) by Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15), s. 70(2), Sch. 5 para. 5(17)(b) (with ss. 64(9), 65(4)); S.I. 2003/53, art. 2(a)

F6 Words in Sch. 12A para. 7(2) substituted (1.10.2002 for E. and 10.10.2002 for W.) by National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), ss. 10(10)(b), 42(3); S.I. 2002/2478, art. 3(2)(a); S.I. 2002/2532, art. 2, Sch.

F7 Words in Sch. 12A para. 7(3) substituted (1.10.2002 for E. and 10.10.2002 for W.) by National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), ss. 10(10)(c)(i), 42(3); S.I. 2002/2478, art. 3(2)(a); S.I. 2002/2532, art. 2, Sch.

F8 Words in Sch. 12A para. 7(3) repealed (1.10.2002 for E. and 10.10.2002 for W.) by National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), ss. 10(10)(c)(ii), 42(3), Sch. 9 Pt. 1; S.I. 2002/2478, art. 3(2)(a); S.I. 2002/2532, art. 2, Sch.

F9 Words in Sch. 12A para. 7(3) inserted (10.10.2002 for W.) by National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), ss. {10(10)(c)(i)}, 42(3); S.I. 2002/2532, art. 2, Sch.

F10 Sch. 12A para. 7(4) inserted (1.1.2003 for E.) by Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15), s. 70(2), Sch. 5 para. 5(17)(c) (with ss. 64(9), 65(4)); S.I. 2003/53, art. 2(a)