The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 2001

Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 746

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 2001

Made

15th March 2001

Laid before Parliament

16th March 2001

Coming into force

1st April 2001

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 77, 83A and 126(4) of, the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1977 c. 49; see section 128(1) as amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 26(2)(g) and (i), for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 83 was amended by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”), Schedule 1, paragraph 39 and by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48), Schedule 8, Part 1. Section 83A was amended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), Schedule 2, paragraph 6; by the 1990 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 18(5); by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 40 and by article 2 of S.I.1998/2385. Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2) and by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”), Schedule 4, paragraph 37(6). As regards Wales, the functions of the Secretary of State under the above mentioned powers are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales under article 2(a) of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999/672 as amended by section 66(5) of the 1999 Act; these Regulations therefore extend only to England.