National Health Service Act 1977

[F14(1)Regulations may provide for the making and recovery, in such manner as may be prescribed, of charges for local pharmaceutical services.E+W+S

(2)The regulations may, in particular, provide for—

(a)exemptions from charges;

(b)the liability to pay charges to be disregarded in prescribed circumstances or for prescribed purposes;

(c)section 122A of this Act (recovery of certain charges and payments) to apply also in relation to local pharmaceutical services (with or without modification);

(d)section 122B of this Act (penalties) to apply also in relation to local pharmaceutical services (with or without modification).

(3)The regulations must secure that the amount charged for any service is the same as the amount that would be charged for that service if it were provided under Part 2 of this Act.]

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 8A inserted (1.7.2002 for W., otherwise prosp.) by 2001 c. 15, ss. 40, 70(2), Sch. 3 (with ss. 64(9), 65(4)); S.I. 2002/1475, art. 2, Sch. Pt. 1