The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Substitution of regulation 121 of the principal Regulations

3.  For regulation 121 of the principal Regulations (review of these Regulations) substitute the following—

Review of these Regulations

121.— (1) The Secretary of State must, in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4)—

(a) carry out reviews of these Regulations;

(b) set out the conclusions of each review in a report; and

(c) publish each report.

(2) Each report must in particular—

(a) set out the objectives intended to be achieved by these Regulations;

(b) assess the extent to which those objectives have been achieved;

(c) assess whether those objectives remain appropriate; and

(d) if those objectives remain appropriate, assess the extent to which they could be achieved in another way which involves less onerous regulatory provision.

(3) The first report under this regulation must be published before the end of 31st August 2017.

(4) Each subsequent report must be published before the end of the period of five years beginning on the day on which the previous report was published.”.