Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 345
National Health Service, England And Wales
National Health Service, Scotland
Health And Personal Social Services, Northern Ireland
The Branded Health Service Medicines (Costs) Regulations 2018
Made
8th March 2018
Laid before Parliament
9th March 2018
Coming into force
1st April 2018
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers in sections 263(1), (2), (4), (5A) and (6), 264A(2), (5) and (7), 265(1), (3), (4), (5) and (5A), 266(1) and (2) and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006(1) and in accordance with sections 266(3), (4) and (4A) of that Act.
The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with sections 263(1), 263(1A), 264C(1) and 265(9) of the National Health Service Act 2006.
2006 c. 41; section 263 was amended by the Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Act 2017 (c.23) (“the 2017 Act”), section 5 and 10(5). Section 264A was inserted by the 2017 Act, section 8. Section 265 was amended by the 2017 Act, section 6, 7 and 10. Section 266 was amended by the 2017 Act, section 6 and 7(6). See section 275(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”) for the definition of “prescribed” and “regulations” that are relevant to the powers being exercised.