EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order made by the Welsh Minsters brings into force section 2 of the Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Act 2017 (“the Act”) on 21 November 2022. Section 2 amends section 88 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006. Section 88 confers a power on the Welsh Ministers to make regulations in relation to determining remuneration for persons providing pharmaceutical services. The amendments made by section 2 of the Act confer a power on the Welsh Ministers to make regulations regarding remuneration for pharmaceutical services specifically with respect to special medicinal products.