Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 7 Ch. 5A inserted (1.9.2012) by Health Act 2009 (c. 21), ss. 28, 40(1); S.I. 2012/1902, art. 2(c)
(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that where a practitioner who provides pharmaceutical services under arrangements with [F2the Board] breaches a term of those arrangements, [F3the Board] may—
(a)by a notice require the practitioner to do, or not do, specified things or things of a specified description within a specified period, or
(b)in prescribed circumstances or for a prescribed period, withhold all or part of a payment due to the practitioner under the arrangements.
(2)Regulations under this section must include provision conferring on such persons as may be prescribed rights of appeal from decisions of [F4the Board] made by virtue of this section.
(3)In this section—
“practitioner” means a person included in a pharmaceutical list, and
“specified” means specified in a notice under paragraph (a) of subsection (1).]
Textual Amendments
F2Words in s. 150A(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 78(2)(a); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F3Words in s. 150A(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 78(2)(b); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F4Words in s. 150A(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 78(3); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)