2. In section 56(4)(a) of the Patents Act 1977 (interpretation, etc., of provisions about Crown use)(1)–
(a)in sub-paragraph (ai), after “services” where it first occurs insert “under Part 1 of the National Health Service Act 1977, Part 1 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 or any corresponding provisions of the law in force in Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (i), after “1978” insert “(in the case of pharmaceutical services or general dental services)”; and
(c)in sub-paragraph (ii), after “Act” insert “(in the case of personal dental services)”.
Relevant amendments to section 56(4)(a) were made by the 1997 Act, Schedule 2, paragraph 2, and by the 2003 Act, Schedule 11, paragraph 6.