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6. After regulation 16A insert the following regulation—
16B.—(1) A chemist may provide repeat dispensing services if—
(a)he satisfies the conditions in paragraph (2); and
(b)he has undertaken, in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4), to provide repeat dispensing services,
and a chemist who satisfies the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) is referred to in these Regulations as a repeat dispensing chemist.
(2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1)(a) are that the chemist—
(a)is not a supplier of appliances only;
(b)is included in the pharmaceutical list of a Primary Care Trust specified in Schedule 3A; and
(c)is not participating in a pilot scheme on the use of electronic prescribing as described in regulation 2A(1).
(3) A chemist who wishes to provide repeat dispensing services must notify the Primary Care Trust in whose pharmaceutical list he is included, in writing, that he undertakes to provide those services, and that he intends to begin to provide them on a specified date.
(4) The date specified by a chemist pursuant to paragraph (3) must be—
(a)the first day of any specified month; and
(b)at least one week after the date on which the Primary Care Trust receives the notification specified in paragraph (3).
(5) A chemist may not provide repeat dispensing services unless he is a repeat dispensing chemist.”.
Regulation 2A was inserted by S.I. 2001/2888.
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