The National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires—

“appliance” means an appliance which is included in a list for the time being approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 41 of the Act(1);

“assistant” includes a trainee general practitioner;

“chemical reagent” means a chemical reagent which is included in a list for the time being approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 41 of the Act;

“deputy” means a person to whom a doctor has, under paragraph 19, delegated the treatment of his patient;

“deputising service” means any person or body carrying on a business which is concerned with the provision of a deputy or deputies for doctors for periods which do not normally exceed 48 hours;

“drugs” includes medicines;

“Drug Tariff” means the statement published under regulation 18 of the Pharmaceutical Regulations;

“post-natal period” means the period of 14 days following the conclusion of a pregnancy;

“prescription form” means a form provided by a health authority, an FHSA or, where the doctor is in the medical list of more than one FHSA, by the FHSA which is responsible for the supply of that form, and issued by a doctor to enable a person to obtain pharmaceutical services;

“Scheduled drug” means a drug or other substance specified in Schedule 10 or, except where the conditions in paragraph 44(2) are satisfied, in Schedule 11;

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Section 41 was amended by paragraph 53 of Schedule 1 to, and by Schedule 3 to the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) and by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(13) and by paragraph 18 of Schedule 9 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19).