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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Control of maximum prices for medical supplies


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National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, Cross Heading: Control of maximum prices for medical supplies is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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Control of maximum prices for medical suppliesU.K.
[49 Maximum prices of medical supplies may be controlled.S
(1)The Secretary of State may by order provide for controlling maximum prices to be charged for any medical supplies required for the purposes of this Act.
(2)The Secretary of State may by direction given with respect to any undertaking, or by order made with respect to any class or description of undertakings, being an undertaking or class or description of undertakings concerned with medical supplies required for the purposes of this Act, require persons carrying on the undertaking or undertakings of that class or description—
(a)to keep such books, accounts and records relating to the undertaking as may be prescribed by the direction or, as the case may be, by the order or a notice served under the order;
(b)to furnish at such times, in such manner and in such form as may be so prescribed such estimates, returns or information relating to the undertaking as may be so prescribed.
(3)The additional provisions set out in Schedule 10 have effect in relation to this section; and
“medical supplies” in this section includes surgical, dental and optical materials and equipment; and
“undertaking” in this section and that Schedule means any public utility undertaking or any undertaking by way of trade or business.]
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