The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1999

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st April 1999.

(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Regulations 1989(1).

Amendment to regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

2.  In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (interpretation), in paragraph (1) after the definition of “drugs” there is inserted–

““elastic hosiery” means anklet, legging, knee-cap, below-knee, above-knee or thigh stocking;”.

Amendments to the principal Regulations: amounts specified

3.—(1) In regulation 3(1)(b) of the principal Regulations (supply of drugs and appliances by chemists), for the figure “£5.80” there shall be substituted the figure “£5.90”.

(2) In regulation 8(5) of the principal Regulations (pre-payment certificates)–

(a) for the figure “£30.10” there shall be substituted the figure “£30.80”; and

(b) for the figure “£82.70” there shall be substituted the figure “£84.60”.

(3) For Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to the principal Regulations there shall be substituted those Schedules as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Application

4.  These Regulations shall apply in relation to supplies of drugs and appliances made after 31st March 1999 except that–

(a) the substitution of Schedule 3 by regulation 3(3) above shall apply only where the examination or first examination leading to the supply of the specified appliance takes place after that date; and

(b) the amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations (pre-payment certificates) by regulation 3(2) above shall apply only where the application referred to in paragraph (1) of the said regulation 8 is received after that date.

Sam Galbraith

Minister for Health, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

3rd March 1999