The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2002 No. 2352

Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal regulations

2.  Paragraph (1) of regulation 2 of the principal regulations (interpretation) is amended as follows:

(a) in the definition of “chemist”, after “pharmaceutical services” there is inserted “or local pharmaceutical services”;

(b) after the definition of “exemption certificate” there is inserted—

• ““local pharmaceutical services” means services that are both—

  (a)

  of a kind which may be provided under section 41 of the Act or by virtue of section 41A of the Act, other than practitioner dispensing services; and

  (b)

  provided under a pilot scheme as defined in section 28(2) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001;”;

(c) in the definition of “patient”, in paragraph (b), after “pharmaceutical services” there is inserted “or local pharmaceutical services”; and

(d) in the definition of “prescription form”—

(i) “a Health Authority,” is omitted; and

(ii) after “pharmaceutical services” there is inserted “or local pharmaceutical services”.