The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1995

Made19th October 1995

Laid before Parliament19th October 1995

Coming into force20th October 1995

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 69, 75A(1)(a), 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 20th October 1995.

2

In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Regulations 19892.

Amendment of the principal Regulations2

For sub-paragraph (c) of regulation 7(1) of the principal Regulations (exemptions), there shall be substituted the following:—

c
a person who has attained the age of 60 years;

James Douglas-HamiltonMinister of State, Scottish OfficeDover House,London19th October 1995

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Regulations 1989 (“the principal Regulations”) which provide for the making and recovery of charges for drugs and appliances (other than dental or optical appliances) supplied by chemists and doctors under or by virtue of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.

Regulation 2 amends the principal Regulations so that all persons who have attained the age of 60 years shall be exempt from paying charges for such drugs and appliances, whereas previously men had to have attained the age of 65.

The amendment is made in order to comply with Council Directive 79/7/EEC on the progressive implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in matters of social security (OJNo. L6, 10.1.79, p.24).