The National Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare and Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 777

PART 2 U.K. Amendments to primary legislation

The National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 U.K.

4.—(1) The NHS (Wales) Act is amended as follows.

(2) In section 46 (GMS contracts: prescription of drugs, etc)—

(a) in subsection (3), for “Community marketing authorization or United Kingdom” substitute “ UK ”;

(b) for subsection (4) substitute—

“(4) “UK marketing authorisation” has the meaning given by regulation 8(1) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916).”.

(3) Omit the following provisions—

(a) section 6A (reimbursement of cost of services provided in another EEA state) M1 ;

(b) section 6B (prior authorisation for the purposes of section 6A) M2 ;

(c) section 6BA (reimbursement of cost of services provided in another EEA state where expenditure incurred on or after 25 October 2013) M3 ;

(d) section 6BB (prior authorisation for the purposes of section 6BA) M4 ;

(e) section 131(a)(ii) (payment of travelling expenses) M5 ;

(f) the definition of “Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004” in section 206(1) (interpretation) M6 except in so far as it relates to section 131(a)(iii).

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 4 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 Section 6A was inserted by S.I. 2010/915 and amended by S.I. 2013/2269.

M2 Section 6B was inserted by S.I. 2010/915 and amended by S.I. 2013/2269.

M3 Section 6BA was inserted by S.I. 2013/2269.

M4 Section 6BB was inserted by S.I. 2013/2269.

M5 Section 131(a) was substituted by S.I. 2010/915 and amended by S.I. 2013/2269.

M6 The definition was inserted by S.I. 2010/915.