The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2013

Premises approval: change of premises before outline consent takes effect

27.—(1) Where—

(a) outline consent has been granted but has not yet taken effect under regulation 25 (taking effect of outline consent and premises approval); and

(b) before the provisional date defined in regulation 25(11) the doctor intends to change the practice premises from which he or she wishes to provide pharmaceutical services,

he or she may apply in writing to the Local Health Board providing the information set out in Part 4 of Schedule 1 for the Local Health Board to determine whether premises approval should be given in relation to the new premises, and the Local Health Board must make the determination in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) If the Local Health Board is satisfied that the change of premises is a minor relocation it may grant the premises approval for those new premises, but if it is not so satisfied premises approval for those new premises must be refused.

(3) The Local Health Board must notify those persons to whom notice of the application made under regulation 24 (outline consent and premises approval) was required to be given of its determination under paragraph (2).

(4) The determination by the Local Health Board under paragraph (2) may be appealed by the applicant to the Welsh Ministers.

(5) If, in the circumstances outlined in paragraph (4), a notice of appeal is submitted to the Welsh Ministers, Part I of Schedule 3 and the following paragraphs of Schedule 3 will apply:

(a) 6(4)(b) and (c);

(b) 7(2) and (4); and

(c) 8,

as if the notice of appeal were submitted under paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 3.