PART 3Amendments to secondary legislation

The Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998

7.  The Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998(1) is amended as follows—

(a)in article 1(2) (interpretation), omit the definitions of “Directive 2011/24/EU” and “National Contact Point”;

(b)omit article 3(2)(d) (nature and functions of the trust) but not the “and” after it.

The National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999

8.  In Schedule 1 (enactments conferring functions transferred by article 2) to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999(2) omit the entry relating to the Health and Social Security Act 1984.

The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc.) Regulations 2004

9.—(1) The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc.) Regulations 2004(3) are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 2 (drugs, medicines and other substances that may be ordered only in certain circumstances)—

(a)in the entry in column 2 of the table that corresponds to the entry in column 1 relating to drugs for the treatment of erectile dysfunction—

(i)in paragraph (b), before “by virtue of any other enforceable EU right” insert “who immediately before exit day was entitled to treatment”;

(ii)in paragraph (c), for “who has an enforceable EU right” substitute “who immediately before exit day had an enforceable EU right”.

The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs Etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2004

10.—(1) The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs Etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2004(4) are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 2 (drugs, medicines and other substances that may be ordered only in certain circumstances)—

(a)in the entry in column 2 of the table that corresponds to the entry in column 1 relating to drugs for the treatment of erectile dysfunction—

(i)in paragraph (b), before “by virtue of any other enforceable EU right” insert “who immediately before exit day was entitled to treatment”;

(ii)in paragraph (c), for “who has an enforceable EU right” substitute “who immediately before exit day had an enforceable EU right”.

The National Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare) Regulations 2013

11.  The 2013 Regulations are revoked.

The National Health Service and Public Health (Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013

12.—(1) The NHS Functions Regulations(5) are amended as follows.

(2) Omit the following provisions—

(a)regulation 3(a) (exercise of functions);

(b)regulation 4(1)(a) and (b) (procedure for applications);

(c)regulation 6(2)(a) and (b) (form and content of determination);

(d)regulation 7(3) and (4) (CCGs);

(e)regulation 8 (applications made before 1st April 2013).

(3) For regulation 4(3)(a) substitute—

(a)information about the procedures the Board has in place for prior authorisation pursuant to Article 20 or Article 27(3);

(1)

S.I. 1998/678; relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2013/2729.

(2)

S.I. 1999/672; to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(3)

S.I. 2004/629; relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2011/1043, 2013/2194 and 2014/1625.

(4)

S.I. 2004/1022 (W.119); relevant amendments were made by S.I 2011/1043 and 2014/109.

(5)

S.I. 2013/261; relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2013/2269; there are other amending instruments but none are relevant.