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7. After regulation 71 (breaches of terms of service: breach notices), insert—
71A. The NHSCB must not issue a breach or remedial notice in respect of a breach of a term of service by a NHS chemist in the following circumstances—
(a)as a consequence of a disease being, or in anticipation of a disease being imminently—
(i)pandemic, and
(ii)a serious risk or potentially a serious risk to human health,
the NHSCB with the agreement of the Secretary of State has made an announcement in respect of the prioritisation of services to be provided in, or in any part of, England as part of the health service;
(b)the prioritisation is in order to assist in the management of the serious risk or potentially serious risk to human health;
(c)as part of the announcement, the NHSCB with the agreement of the Secretary of State has issued advice to the effect that NHS chemists need not comply with a specified term of service—
(i)in the area to which the announcement relates,
(ii)in the circumstances specified in the announcement, and
(iii)during the period specified in the announcement; and
(d)the NHS chemist—
(i)is situated in the area to which the announcement relates, and
(ii)has not complied with the term of service (it being the specified term of service) in the particular circumstances mentioned in sub-paragraph (c)(ii) and during the period mentioned in sub-paragraph (c)(iii).”.
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