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2001 No. 1788 (W. 129)
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, WALES
The National Health Service (General Medical Services) Amendment (No.2) (Wales) Regulations 2001
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Made |
30th April 2001 | |
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Coming into force |
1st May 2001 | |
The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sections 29 and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977[1] hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and application
1.
- (1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Amendment (No.2) (Wales) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st May 2001.
(2) These Regulations apply to Wales only.
Amendment of the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992
2.
- (1) The National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992[2] shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraph of this Regulation.
(2) In Schedule 10 (drugs and other substances not to be prescribed for supply under pharmaceutical services), the following entries shall be omitted -
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Nicabate Nicotine Transdermal Patch
Nico Patch
Nicodex Patch
Niconil Transdermal Patch
Nicorette
Nicorette Nasal Spray
Nicorette Patch
Nicorette Plus
Nicostop Patch
Nicotine Patch (QHR Limited)
Nicotinell Gum
Nicotinell TTS Patches".
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998[3]
Rhodri Morgan
First Secretary, National Assembly For Wales
30th April 2001
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992 ("the principal Regulations") which regulate the terms on which doctors provide general medical services under the National Health Service Act 1977.
Regulation 2 deletes specified nicotine replacement therapy products from the list in Schedule 10 to the principal Regulations. Schedule 10 lists the drugs and other substances which may not be prescribed in the course of pharmaceutical services provided under the National Health Service Act 1977.
Notes:
[1]
1977 c.49; see section 128(1) as amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c.19) ("the 1990 Act"), section 26(2)(g) and (i), and by the Health Act 1999 (c.8) ("the 1999 Act"), Schedule 4, paragraph 38(2)(b), for the definitions of "prescribed" and "regulations" Section 29 was extended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c.49), section 17; and amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c.53), sections 1 and 7 and Schedule 2, paragraph 16(a); by S.I.1985/39, article 7(3); by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c.17), Schedule 1, paragraph 18 and by the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c.46), Schedule 2, paragraph 8 Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2) and the 1999 Act , Schedule 4, paragraph 37(6). The functions of the Secretary of State under sections 29 and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I.1999/672, article 2 and Schedule 1, as amended by the 1999 Act, section 66(5).back
[2]
S.I.1992/635; relevant amending instruments are S.I.1992/2412, 1993/2421, 1994/2620, 1997/981 and 2000/1887 (W.133).back
[3]
1998 c.38back
Cymraeg
(Welsh)
ISBN
0-11-090248-3
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Prepared
27 June 2001
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