These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992 (S.I.1992/662) (“the principal Regulations”) which govern the arrangements the provision of pharmaceutical services under the National Health Service Act 1977.

Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations is amended so that references to a “Health Authority” will be treated as a reference to a “Local Health Board”.

Regulations 12 and 13 are amended so that references to a Local Health Board are substituted for references to an “FHSA”.

These Regulations also make amendments to Regulation 18B of the principal Regulations (reward scheme).