SCHEDULE 1Modification and amendment of the National Health Service Act 1977 and modification of the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993

Functions of Local Pharmaceutical Committees7

In section 45 of the Act61 (which relates to the functions of local representative committees)—

a

subsection (1ZA) shall apply as if—

i

“or” were added at the end of paragraph (aa) and omitted at the end of paragraph (a),

ii

in paragraph (aa), for “section 44(B2)(b)(ii)” there were substituted “section 44(B2)(b)”, and

iii

after paragraph (aa) there were inserted the following paragraph—

ab

Primary Care Trusts, in the exercise of any of their functions which relate to LPS schemes, to consult committees recognised by them under section 44(B2)(b) above,

b

subsection (1C) shall apply as if, for “(B2)(b)(ii)” there were substituted “(B2)(b)(ii), (iii) or (iv)”.