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1.—(1) The contractor must comply with all relevant legislation, including—
(a)the provisions of these Regulations; and
(b)regulation 3 of the Patients' Forums (Functions) Regulations 2003(1) in so far as it relates to the entry and inspection of premises from where local pharmaceutical services are provided.
(2) The contractor must comply with the relevant provisions of the Drug Tariff.
(3) The contractor must have regard to all relevant guidance issued by—
(a)the Primary Care Trust;
(b)the relevant Strategic Health Authority; or
(c)the Secretary of State.
(4) To the extent that the provisions of the terms required by this Schedule impose a requirement on a contractor in respect of an activity which could only, or would normally, be undertaken by a natural person—
(a)if the contractor is a registered pharmacist—
(i)that registered pharmacist must comply with the requirement, or
(ii)if he employs or engages a registered pharmacist in connection with the provision of local pharmaceutical services under his LPS scheme, the contractor must either comply with that requirement or secure compliance with that requirement by the registered pharmacist he employs or engages; and
(b)if the contractor is not a natural person, that contractor must secure compliance with that requirement by the registered pharmacists it employs or engages,
and references in this Schedule to a contractor shall be construed accordingly.
S.I. 2003/124; regulation 3 has been amended by S.I. 2004/540, 696 and 865.
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