The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (General Medical Services) and (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 2003

Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 1084

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (General Medical Services) and (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 2003

Made

9th April 2003

Laid before Parliament

16th April 2003

Coming into force

7th May 2003

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 29, 41, 42, 43, 77, 83A and 126(4) and (5) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and sections 35 and 38 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1977 c. 49; section 29 was extended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49) (“the 1988 Act”), section 17; amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) (“the 1980 Act”), sections 1 and 7 and Schedule 1, paragraph 42(b); by the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41), Schedule 6, paragraph 2; by the Medical Act 1983 (c. 54), section 56(1) and Schedule 5, paragraph 16(a); by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(3); by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”), Schedule 1, paragraph 18; by the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46) (“the 1997 Act”), Schedule 2, paragraph 8; by the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15) (“the 2001 Act”), section 17; and by the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17) (“the 2002 Act”), Schedule 2, paragraph 3. Section 41 was substituted by the 2001 Act, section 42(1), and amended by the 2002 Act, Schedule 2, paragraph 13. Section 42 was substituted by the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 66), section 3(1); extended by the 1988 Act, section 17; and amended by S.I. 1987/2202, article 4; by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 12(3); by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 30; by the 2001 Act, section 43(2), (3) and (4); and by the 2002 Act, Schedule 2, paragraph 16. Section 43 was amended by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 31; by the 1980 Act, section 21(2); by the 1997 Act, section 29(1) and Schedule 2, paragraph 14; by the 1990 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 18(2); by the 2001 Act, section 42(2) and 43(5); and by the 2002 Act, Schedule 2, paragraph 17. Section 83A was inserted by the Social Security Act 1988 (c. 7), section 14(1), and amended by the 1988 Act, section 25 and Schedule 2, paragraph 6; by the 1990 Act, section 66(1) and Schedule 9, paragraph 18(5); by the 1995 Act, section 2(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 40; by article 2 of S.I. 1998/2385; by article 3(1) of S.I. 2000/90; and by the 2002 Act, Schedule 2, paragraph 32. Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2); by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”), Schedule 4, paragraph 37(6); and by the 2001 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 5(13)(b). Section 126(5) was inserted by the 1990 Act, section 65(2); and amended by the 2001 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 5(13)(d). See section 128(1) of the National Health Service Act 1977 (“the 1977 Act”) as amended by the 1990 Act, section 26(2)(g) and (i), for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(2)

2001 c. 15.