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133Inadequate provision of pharmaceutical servicesE+W
(1)Subsection (2) applies if the Secretary of State is satisfied, after such inquiry as he considers appropriate, that—
(a)as respects the area, or part of the area, of a Primary Care Trust, the persons whose names are included in any pharmaceutical list are not such as to secure the adequate provision of pharmaceutical services in that area or part, or
(b)for any other reason any considerable number of persons in any such area or part are not receiving satisfactory services under the arrangements in force under this Chapter.
(2)Where this subsection applies, the Secretary of State—
(a)may authorise the Primary Care Trust to make such other arrangements as he may approve, or may himself make such other arrangements, and
(b)may dispense with any of the requirements of regulations made under this Part (other than Chapters 2 to 4) so far as appears to him necessary to meet exceptional circumstances and enable such arrangements to be made.
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