19.—(1) Regulation 58 of the GMS Contracts Regulations (nomination of dispensers for the purposes of electronic prescriptions) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a)in the opening words, after “its patients must”, insert “, if a patient, or where appropriate the patient’s authorised person, so requests,”; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (a), after “chosen by the patient”, insert “, or where appropriate the patient’s authorised person”.
(3) Omit paragraph (3).
(4) In paragraph (4)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a), after “a patient” insert “or a patient’s authorised person”; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (b)—
(i)after “by a patient”, insert “or a patient’s authorised person”,
(ii)after “whom the patient”, insert “or the patient’s authorised person”, and
(iii)after “provide the patient”, insert “or, as the case may be, the patient’s authorised person”.