Version Superseded: 01/07/2022
Point in time view as at 02/12/2019. This version of this provision has been superseded.
National Health Service Act 2006, Section 132 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 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.
(1)Except as may be provided for by or under regulations, no arrangements may be made by [F1the Board] with a medical practitioner or dental practitioner under which he is required or agrees to provide pharmaceutical services to any person to whom he is rendering primary medical services or primary dental services.
(2)Except as may be provided for by or under regulations, no arrangements for the dispensing of medicines may be made under this Chapter with persons other than persons who—
(a)are registered pharmacists or persons lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business in accordance with section 69 of the Medicines Act 1968 (c. 67), and
(b)undertake that all medicines supplied by them under the arrangements will be dispensed either by or under the supervision of a registered pharmacist.
(3)Regulations must provide for the preparation and publication by [F2the Board] of one or more lists of medical practitioners who undertake to provide drugs, medicines or listed appliances (within the meaning given by section 126) under arrangements with [F3the Board].
(4)The regulations may, in particular, include provision—
(a)as to grounds on which [F4the Board] may, or must, refuse to grant an application for inclusion in a list of medical practitioners referred to in subsection (3) (including grounds corresponding to the conditions referred to in section 151(2), (3) or (4) as read with section 153(2)),
[F5(aa)requiring a list of medical practitioners referred to in subsection (3) to be prepared by reference to an area of a prescribed description,]
(b)as to information which must be supplied to [F6the Board] by a medical practitioner included, or seeking inclusion, in such a list (or by arrangement with him),
(c)for the supply to [F7the Board] by a medical practitioner who is included, or seeking inclusion, in such a list of a criminal conviction certificate under section 112 of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50), a criminal record certificate under [F8section 113A of that Act, an enhanced criminal record certificate under section 113B of that Act or up-date information within the meaning given by section 116A of that Act,]
(d)for grounds on which [F9the Board] may defer a decision whether or not to grant an application for inclusion in such a list,
(e)for the disclosure by [F10the Board] to prescribed persons or persons of prescribed descriptions, of information of a prescribed description about applicants for inclusion in such a list, and refusals by the Primary Care Trust to grant such applications,
(f)as to criteria to be applied in making decisions under the regulations.
(5)If regulations made by virtue of subsection (4)(a) provide that [F11the Board] may refuse to grant an application for inclusion in such a list, they must also provide for an appeal (by way of redetermination) to the [F12First-tier Tribunal] against the decision of [F13the Board].
(6)The regulations must include provision for the removal of an entry from a list in prescribed circumstances.
(7)No arrangements for the provision of—
(a)pharmaceutical services falling within section 126(3)(e), or
(b)additional pharmaceutical services provided in accordance with a direction under section 127,
may be made with persons other than those who are registered pharmacists or are of a prescribed description.
(8)Where—
(a)arrangements for the provision of pharmaceutical services have been made with a registered pharmacist, and
[F14(b)his registration is suspended by virtue of any direction or order under the Pharmacy Order 2010,]
he may not provide pharmaceutical services in person during the period of suspension.
F15(9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 132(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 69(2) (with Sch. 4 para. 92(8)); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F2Words in s. 132(3) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 69(3)(a) (with Sch. 4 para. 92(8)); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F3Words in s. 132(3) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 69(3)(b) (with Sch. 4 para. 92(8)); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F4Words in s. 132(4)(a) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 69(2) (with Sch. 4 para. 92(8)); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F5S. 132(4)(aa) inserted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 69(4) (with Sch. 4 para. 92(8)); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F6Words in s. 132(4)(b) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 69(2) (with Sch. 4 para. 92(8)); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F7Words in s. 132(4)(c) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 69(2) (with Sch. 4 para. 92(8)); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F8Words in s. 132(4)(c) substituted (17.6.2013) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 122 (with s. 97); S.I. 2013/1180, art. 2(e)(v)
F9Words in s. 132(4)(d) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 69(2) (with Sch. 4 para. 92(8)); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F10Words in s. 132(4)(e) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 69(2) (with Sch. 4 para. 92(8)); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F11Words in s. 132(5) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 69(5)(a) (with Sch. 4 para. 92(8)); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F12Words in s. 132(5) substituted (18.1.2010) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/22), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 112 (with Sch. 5)
F13Words in s. 132(5) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 69(5)(b) (with Sch. 4 para. 92(8)); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F14S. 132(8)(b) substituted (27.9.2010) by The Pharmacy Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/231), art. 1(5), Sch. 4 para. 13(3); S.I. 2010/1621, art. 2(1), Sch.
F15S. 132(9) omitted (30.3.2007) by virtue of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/289), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. 1 para. 10(3)(b)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 132 modified (temp.) (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), s. 8(2), Sch. 3 para. 7 (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
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