4(1)In this Schedule—E+W
[F1“designate” means designate in writing (and different designations may be made for different purposes),]
“drugs” includes medicines and listed appliances (within the meaning given by section 126),
F2...
“remuneration referable to the cost of drugs” includes (F3... subject to sub-paragraph (2)) remuneration payable to persons providing local pharmaceutical services.
(2)The Secretary of State must determine what remuneration paid by Primary Care Trusts to persons providing pharmaceutical services or local pharmaceutical services must be treated for the purposes of this Schedule as remuneration referable to the cost of drugs.
(3)The Secretary of State may treat all remuneration paid by Primary Care Trusts to such persons, so far as it is met by an NHS trust or an NHS foundation trust under section 234(4), as remuneration referable to the cost of drugs for those purposes.
[F4(4)If the Secretary of State does not treat such remuneration, so far as it is so met by an NHS trust or NHS foundation trust, as remuneration referable to the cost of drugs, the Secretary of State may treat it as remuneration falling within paragraph 3A(1).]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 14 para. 4(1) substituted (1.4.2010) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), s. 170(3)(4), Sch. 12 para. 5(4)(a); S.I. 2010/708, art. 2(c)
F2Words in Sch. 14 para. 4(1) repealed (1.4.2010) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), s. 170(3)(4), Sch. 12 para. 5(4)(b), Sch. 15 Pt. 4; S.I. 2010/708, art. 2(c)(d)
F3Words in Sch. 14 para. 4(1) repealed (1.4.2010) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), s. 170(3)(4), Sch. 12 para. 5(4)(c), Sch. 15 Pt. 4; S.I. 2010/708, art. 2(c)(d)
F4Sch. 14 para. 4(4) inserted (1.4.2010) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), s. 170(3)(4), Sch. 12 para. 5(5); S.I. 2010/708, art. 2(c)