The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 922

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

Made

25th March 2004

Laid before Parliament

26th March 2004

Coming into force

1st April 2004

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 41, 42, 43 and 126(4) and (5) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1977 c. 49; Section 41 was substituted by the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15) (“the 2001 Act”), section 42(1), and amended by the National Health Service Reform and Healthcare Professions Act 2002 (c. 17) (“the 2002 Act”), Schedule 2, paragraph 13; and by the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43) (“the 2003 Act”). Section 42 was substituted by the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 66), section 3(1); extended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), section 17; and amended by S.I. 1987/2202, article 4; by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 12(3); by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”), Schedule 1, paragraph 30; by the Pharmacists (Fitness to Practice) Act 1997 (c. 19), Schedule, paragraph 6; by the 2001 Act, sections 20(6), 23(5), 40(3), 43(2), (3) and (4) and by Schedule 6 Part 1; and by the 2002 Act, Schedule 2, paragraph 16. Section 43 was amended by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 31; by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), section 21(2); by the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46), section 29(1) and Schedule 2, paragraph 14; by the 1990 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 18(2); by the 2001 Act, sections 20(7), 42(2) and 43(5); by the 2002 Act, Schedule 2, paragraph 17; and by the 2003 Act Schedule 11, paragraph 19. Section 126(5) was inserted by the 1990 Act, section 65(2); and amended by the 2001 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 5(13)(d). See section 128(1) of the National Health Service Act 1977 as amended by the 1990 Act, section 26(2)(g) and (i), for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.