Amendment of paragraph 34 of Schedule 2
8.—(1) In Schedule 2 (applications in respect of pharmaceutical lists and the procedures to be followed), in Part 5 (notification, taking effect of decisions and rights of appeal to the Secretary of State), paragraph 34 (taking effect of listing decisions: general)(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In sub-paragraph (3B), for “both dates” substitute “the date on which the provision of services is to commence”.
(3) After sub-paragraph (3B) insert—
“(3C) A notice of commencement is invalid if the date included in it (on or after 25th May 2023), whether when the notice is given or after a change in accordance with sub-paragraph (3B), as the date on which the provision of services is to commence is more than 60 days after the end of the period within which the notice, if it is to be valid, must be sent, as determined in accordance with sub-paragraph (4).”.
Amended by S.I. 2016/1077 and 2020/885 and 1126.