The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2015
1Citation and commencement
2Interpretation
3Supply of drugs and appliances by chemists
4Supply of drugs and appliances by doctors
5Out of hours supply of drugs and appliances by providers of out of hours services
6Supply of drugs and appliances by NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts
7Supply of drugs and appliances at walk-in centres
8Supply of drugs under Patient Group Directions
9Supply of drugs and appliances by other providers of NHS services
10Exemptions: general
10ADeclarations, signatures and evidence of entitlement or of payment during a pandemic etc.
11Exemption from charges for prisoners and persons detained in other secure accommodation
12Exemption from charges for detainees
13Exemption from charges: risks to public health
13AExemption from charges: supply of a smaller quantity of product in accordance with a SSP
13BCoronavirus and influenza vaccinations and immunisations
14Exemption for prescriptions provided or issued in Northern Ireland
15Certificates of exemption: application and issue
16Pre-payment certificates: application and grant
17Pre-payment certificates: repayment
18Repayment of charges
18ASharing of prescription and charging data
19Transitional provision
20Consequential amendments
21Revocations
SCHEDULE 1Charges for fabric supports and wigs
SCHEDULE 2Consequential amendments
1Amendments to the National Health Service (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Regulations 2003
2Amendment to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2004
3Amendment to the National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2004
4Amendment to the Primary Ophthalmic Services Regulations 2008
5Amendments to the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013
6Amendment to the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 2013
7Amendment to the Social Security (Information-sharing) (NHS Payments and Remission of Charges etc.) (England) Regulations 2015
8Amendment to the Delegation of Additional Functions to the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) Regulations 2015
SCHEDULE 3Revocations

2015 No. 570

National Health Service, England

The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2015

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 172(1) and (2), 174, 178, 182, 184(1) and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006 M1.

Annotations:
Marginal Citations
M1

2006 c. 41. See section 275(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”) which contains definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations” that are relevant to the powers being exercised. By virtue of section 271(1) of the 2006 Act, the functions of the Secretary of State being exercised in the making of these Regulations are exercisable only in relation to England.