Scottish Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 438
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
The National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002
Made 24th September 2002
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 26th September 2002
Coming into force 31st October 2002

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 19, 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
1978 c. 29; section 19 was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) (“the 1980 Act”), section 7, by the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41) (“the 1983 Act”), Schedule 7, paragraph 2, by the Medical Act 1983 (c. 54), Schedule 5, paragraph 17(a), by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), section 37, by the Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995 (c. 51), Schedule, paragraph 29(a), and by the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46), Schedule 2, Part I, paragraph 39 and Schedule 3, Part I, and is to be read with the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), section 17; section 105(7) which contains provisions relevant to the making of Regulations, was amended by the 1980 Act, Schedule 6, paragraph 5 and Schedule 7, by the 1983 Act, Schedule 9, Part I, paragraph 24 and by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8), Schedule 4, paragraph 60; section 108(1) contains a definition of “regulations” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 31st October 2002.

Amendment of Schedule 10 to the principal Regulations
2. In Schedule 10 to the National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995 (drugs and other substances not to be supplied by general practitioners or prescribed for supply under pharmaceutical services)–
S.I. 1995/416; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1995/3199 and 1997/1473 and S.S.I. 2000/190 and 2001/119.
(a) the following entries shall be deleted:–
Cow & Gate Nutriprem 2
Cow & Gate Nutriprem 2 was inserted by S.I. 1997/1473.
Farley’s Premcare; and
(b) the following entries shall be inserted in the correct alphabetical position:–
Boots Glucosamine Sulphate Capsules
Healthaid Glucosamine Sulphate Tablets
Lamberts Glucosamine Sulphate Tablets
Solgar Glucosamine Sulfate Tablets
Vega Glucosamine Sulphate Capsules.
MALCOLM CHISHOLM
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
24th September 2002

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995 (“the principal Regulations”) which regulate the terms on which doctors provide general medical services under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.
Regulation 2(a) removes two products from, and regulation 2(b) adds five products to, Schedule 10 to the principal Regulations, which identifies those drugs and other substances which are not to be supplied by general medical practitioners or prescribed for supply in the course of pharmaceutical services under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.