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SCHEDULE

PART 1MODIFICATION OF PUBLIC GENERAL ACTS

Patents Act 1977(c. 37)

2.  In section 56(4)(a) of the Patents Act 1977 (interpretation, etc., of provisions about Crown use)(1)–

(a)in sub-paragraph (i), omit “pharmaceutical services or”; and

(b)after sub-paragraph (iii) add–

; or

(iiia)pharmaceutical care services under Part 1 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978,.

(1)

Section 56(4) was amended by the 1997 Act, Schedule 2, paragraph 2 and the 2003 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 4. Section 56(4)(a) is to be read with S.I. 2004/288 and S.I. 2005/2925 for England and S.I. 2004/480 (W.49) and S.I. 2006/345 (W.42) for Wales.