Part IIC1 Provision of Services
Pharmaceutical services
F127A Arrangements for providing additional pharmaceutical services.
1
The Secretary of State may—
a
give directions to a Health Board requiring them to arrange for the provision to persons in their area of additional pharmaceutical services; or
b
by giving directions to a Health Board authorise them to arrange for such provision if they wish to do so.
2
Directions under this section may make different provision in relation to different services specified in the directions.
3
The Secretary of State must publish any directions under this section in the Drug Tariff or in such other manner as he thinks appropriate.
4
In this section—
“additional pharmaceutical services”, in relation to directions, means such services (of a kind that do not fall within section 27) as may be specified in the directions; and
“Drug Tariff” means the Drug Tariff published under regulation 9 of the M1National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995 or under any corresponding provision replacing, or otherwise derived from, that regulation.
Pt II (ss. 18-35) restricted (1.4.1998) by 1997 c. 46, s. 12(1); S.I. 1998/631, art. 2(2)(b), Sch. 2
Pt. II (ss. 18-35) power to modify conferred (1.4.1998) by 1997 c. 46, s. 15(2)(a); S.I. 1998/631, art. 2(2)(b), Sch. 2
Pt. II (ss. 18-35) power to apply conferred (1.4.1998) by 1997 c. 46, s. 15(2)(b); S.I. 1998/631, art. 2(2)(b), Sch. 2