The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 No. 3340

PART 4 Amendments to the terms of service of suppliers of appliances

Amendment of paragraph 5

15.—(1) Amend paragraph 5 (preliminary matters before providing appliances) as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1), for the words from “If the person” to “an electronic prescription form” substitute “If a person specified in sub-paragraph (1A)”.

(3) After sub-paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) A person specified in this sub-paragraph is a person—

(a) presenting a non-electronic prescription form or non-electronic repeatable prescription; or

(b) requesting the provision of appliances in accordance with an electronic prescription form or an electronic repeatable prescription.”.

(4) In sub-paragraph (2)—

(a) after “in accordance with a prescription form” insert “or repeatable prescription”;

(b) in paragraph (a), after “named on the prescription form” insert “or repeatable prescription”;

(c) in paragraph (b), after “in the case of a non-electronic prescription form” insert “or non-electronic repeatable prescription”; and

(d) in paragraph (c), after “in the case of an electronic prescription form” insert “or an electronic repeatable prescription”.