The National Health Service (Free Prescriptions and Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Free Prescriptions and Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st April 2012.

Amendment of the National Health Service (Free Prescriptions and Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Regulations 2011

2.  In regulation 3 (supply of drugs and appliances) of the National Health Service (Free Prescriptions and Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Regulations 2011(1)—

(a)in paragraph (2)(a) for “1st April 2011” substitute “1st April 2012”(2);

(b)in paragraph (2)(b) for “1st April 2011” substitute “1st April 2012”(3).

NICOLA STURGEON

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

29th February 2012