Insertion of regulation 16B
4.—(1) After regulation 16A insert the following regulation—
“Repeat dispensing services
16B—(1) A chemist may provide repeat dispensing services if—
(a)he or she satisfies the condition in paragraph (2); and
(b)he or she has undertaken, in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4), to provide repeat dispensing services,
and a chemist who satisfies the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) is referred to in these Regulations as a repeat dispensing chemist
(2) The condition referred to in paragraph (1)(a) is that the chemist is not a supplier of appliances only.
(3) A chemist who wishes to provide repeat dispensing services must notify the Local Health Board in whose pharmaceutical list he or she is included, in writing, undertaking to provide those services and specifying the date upon which he or she will begin to provide them.
(4) The date specified by a chemist pursuant to paragraph (3) must be—
(a)the first day of any specified month; and
(b)at least one week after the date on which the notification specified in paragraph (3) is given to the Local Health Board.
(5) A chemist may not provide repeat dispensing services unless he or she is a repeat dispensing chemist.”.