The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013

Notice requiring the commencement of pharmaceutical services U.K.

35.—(1) The NHSCB, having granted a routine application—

(a) for inclusion in a pharmaceutical list by a person (P) not already included; or

(b) if P is already included in a particular pharmaceutical list, for inclusion in that list also in relation to premises not already listed in relation to P,

may, if the grant has not lapsed and is not under appeal to the Secretary of State, give notice to P requiring P to commence the provision of pharmaceutical services by a date specified in the notice.

(2) If the NHSCB gives notice under sub-paragraph (1) but afterwards a valid notice of appeal is given against the grant, the notice under sub-paragraph (1) lapses.

(3) A notice under sub-paragraph (1) may not specify a date that is—

(a) earlier than 30 days from the date of the notice under that paragraph; or

(b) later than 9 months after the date on which the grant of the application was notified to P.

(4) The NHSCB may change its pharmaceutical list to give effect to that notice—

(a) on the specified date, unless the decision to give notice under sub-paragraph (1) is appealed; or

(b) if the notice under paragraph (1) is appealed and the appeal is unsuccessful or discontinued—

(i) if the appeal is discontinued, 30 days after P discontinues the appeal,

(ii) if the appeal is unsuccessful, 30 days after the appeal is determined, or

(iii) on the specified date,

whichever is the latest.