Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations
5. In regulation 8 of the principal Regulations (exemptions), after paragraph (1)(e) insert the following—
“(ea)a person with a valid exemption certificate issued by a Local Health Board on the ground that the person is undergoing treatment for—
(i)cancer;
(ii)the effects of cancer, or
(iii)the effects of cancer treatment,
where the certificate is used in respect of drugs or appliances which are supplied on or after 1 November 2009.
(eb)a person with a valid exemption certificate issued on any of the grounds in sub-paragraph (ea) under equivalent arrangements which have effect in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland where the certificate is used in respect of drugs or appliances which are supplied on or after 1 November 2009.”.