2010 No. 366
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2010
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 27(1) and (2), 28(1), 69(1) and (2), 75(a), 75A, 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2010 and come into force on 15th November 2010.
2
In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Regulations 20082.
Amendment of the principal Regulations2
1
The principal Regulations are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) in the definition of “terms of service” for “National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1996” substitute “National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2010”.
3
After regulation 2(2)(b) insert—
c
the supply of quantities of the same drug in more than one strength against an order on a single Scottish prescription form or a single equivalent prescription form (or more than one form where the forms presented have been ordered by the same person, for the patient, on the same date) shall be deemed to be the supply of only one quantity of a drug.
4
After regulation 3(2)(b) (cases where chemist does not make or recover charges) insert—
; or
c
an equivalent prescription form provided and issued under arrangements having effect in Northern Ireland is presented by the patient.
5
In regulation 3(6) (cases where sum due by a Health Board to a chemist is reduced) after “paragraph (2)(a) or (b)” insert “or provision in consequence of the presentation of an equivalent prescription form provided and issued under arrangements having effect in Northern Ireland”.
6
In regulation 7(1) (exemptions)—
a
in sub-paragraph (e) for “, Wales or Northern Ireland” substitute “or Wales”;
b
in sub-paragraph (g) for “, Wales or Northern Ireland” substitute “or Wales”;
c
in sub-paragraph (k) omit “or Northern Ireland”;
d
after sub-paragraph (k) insert—
1
a person who presents an equivalent prescription form provided and issued under arrangements having effect in Northern Ireland.
7
After regulation 7(2)(d) (conditions required for exemption from charges) insert—
e
the supply is in consequence of the presentation of an equivalent prescription form provided and issued under arrangements having effect in Northern Ireland.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)