The National Health Service (General Medical Services) and (Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 139 (W.11)

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, WALES

The National Health Service (General Medical Services) and (Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003

Made

28th January 2003

Coming into force

1st February 2003

The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sections 29, 41, 42, 43 and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 (1) hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1977 c. 49; see section 128(1) as amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 26(2)(g) and (i), and by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act), Schedule 4, paragraph 38(2)(b), for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

Section 29 was extended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), section 17; and amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), sections 1 and 7 and Schedule 2, paragraph 16(a); by S.I.1985/39, article 7(3); by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17), Schedule 1, paragraph 18 and by the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46), Schedule 2, paragraph 8.

Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2) and the 1999 Act , Schedule 4, paragraph 37(6).

Section 41 was amended by the Act 1980, sections1 and 20(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 53 and Schedule 7; by SI 1985/39, article 7(13); by the 1990 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 18(1) and Schedule 10; by the Medicinal Products: Prescription by Nurses etc. Act 1992 (c. 28), section 2; by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 29 and by the 1997 Act, Schedule 2, paragraph 13.

Section 42 was substituted by the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 66), section 3(1); extended by the 1988 Act, section 17 and amended by SI 1987/2202, article 4; by the 1990 Act, section 12(3) and by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 30.

Section 43 was amended by the 1980 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 18(2); by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 31; and by the 1997 Act, section 29(1) and Schedule 2, paragraph 14.

The functions of the Secretary of State under sections 29 and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I.1999/672, article 2 and Schedule 1, as amended by the 1999 Act, section 66(5).