The National Health Service (Free Prescriptions and Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017

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 2017 and come into force on 2nd October 2017.

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

2.—(1) The National Health Service (Free Prescriptions and Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Regulations 2011(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3(2) (supply of drugs and appliances), in each place where it occurs, for “1st April 2016” substitute “1st April 2017”.

Revocation of the National Health Service (Free Prescriptions and Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016

3.  The National Health Service (Free Prescriptions and Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016(2) are revoked.

SHONA ROBISON

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

28th June 2017