The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services, Charges and Prescribing) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 1077

National Health Service, England

The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services, Charges and Prescribing) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Made

8th November 2016

Laid before Parliament

10th November 2016

Coming into force

5th December 2016

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 89(1), 94(1), 126(2), 128A, 129(2), (4) and (6), 130(1), 172(1) and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006(1).

(1)

2006 c.41. Section 89 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”) has been amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7) (“the 2012 Act”), sections 28(1) and 202(2), and Schedule 4, paragraph 34. Section 94 of the 2006 Act has been amended by the 2006 Act, section 28(2), and Schedule 4, paragraph 38. Section 126 of the 2006 Act has been amended by the 2012 Act, sections 213(7)(k) and 220(7), and Schedule 4, paragraph 63. Section 128A of the 2006 Act was inserted by the Health Act 2009 (c. 21) (“the 2009 Act”), and amended by the 2012 Act, section 206(1). Section 129 of the 2006 Act has been amended by: the 2009 Act, sections 26 and 27, and Schedule 6; the 2012 Act, section 207(1) to (9), and Schedule 4, paragraph 66; the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), Schedule 9, paragraph 121; and S.I. 2010/231. Section 130 of the 2006 Act has been amended by the 2012 Act, section 207(10), and Schedule 4, paragraph 47, and by S.I. 2010/22. By virtue of section 271(1) of the 2006 Act, the functions of the Secretary of State being exercised in the making of these Regulations are exercisable only in relation to England. See also section 275(1) of the 2006 Act, which contains definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations” that are relevant to the powers being exercised.