The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services, Charges and Prescribing) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Amendment of regulation 67 of the principal Regulations

9.  In regulation 67 of the principal Regulations (conditions as to voluntary closure of premises)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) after “paragraph (3)” insert “or (5)”, and

(ii) after “of ownership application” insert “or a consolidation application”;

(b) in paragraph (3), after “a relocation application,” insert “which is not part of a consolidation application,”; and

(c) after paragraph (4), insert—

“(5) If C has consented to—

(a) particular listed chemist premises no longer being listed by the NHSCB; or

(b) being removed from a pharmaceutical list for the area of a HWB,

in the context of a consolidation application, paragraph (6) applies.

(6) In the circumstances described in paragraph (5), in the context of an application—

(a) to which regulation 26A(3) applies, if it is granted—

(i) C who is the person listed in relation to S2 for the purposes of regulation 26A(3)(b) must give notice of C’s intention to cease the provision of pharmaceutical services at the same time as C who is P1 for the purposes of regulation 26A(3) issues a notice in accordance with paragraph 34A of Schedule 2; but

(ii) C who is P1 for the purposes of regulation 26A(3) need not issue a notice under this regulation;

(b) to which regulation 26A(4) applies, if it is granted—

(i) C who is the person listed in relation to S1 for the purposes of regulation 26A(4) must give notice of C’s intention to cease the provision of pharmaceutical services at the same time as C who is P2 for the purposes of regulation 26A(4) issues a notice in accordance with paragraph 34A of Schedule 2; but

(ii) C who is P2 for the purposes of regulation 26A(4) need not issue a notice under this regulation.”.