(1)    These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Amendment (No 2) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 5th October 1999.

(2)    In these Regulations—

“the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992; and

“the Remission of Charges Amendment Regulations” means the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 1999.

(1)    Part II of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (terms of service for chemists), is amended as follows.

(2)    In paragraph 3 (provision of pharmaceutical services)—

(a)    in sub-paragraph (1C)(a)(i) delete the words “any of sub-paragraphs (d) to (g) of”;

(b)    at the end of sub-paragraph (1C)(a)(ii) insert the words “or under regulation 5 of the Remission of Charges Amendment Regulations,”; and

(c)    in sub-paragraph (1C)(a) after the words “by virtue of sub-paragraph” insert “(a), (b), (c),”.

(1)    Part III of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (terms of service for doctors who provide pharmaceutical services) is amended as follows.

(2)    In paragraph 11B—

(a)    in sub-paragraph (a)(i) delete the words “any of sub-paragraphs (d) to (g) of”;

(b)    at the end of sub-paragraph (a)(ii) insert the words “or under regulation 5 of the Remission of Charges Amendment Regulations,”; and

(c)    in sub-paragraph 11B(a) after the words “by virtue of sub-paragraph” insert “(a), (b), (c),”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

John Denham

Minister of State,

Department of Health

13th September 1999

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992 which govern the arrangements to be made by Health Authorities for the provision in their area of pharmaceutical services under the National Health Service Act 1977.

Regulation 2 extends the circumstances in which a chemist is required to ask a person presenting an order for drugs and appliances under paragraph 3(1) of the chemist's terms of service to provide specified evidence to substantiate specific claims relating to exemptions from or remission of charges due under the NHS (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 1989 and regulation 3 similarly amends the requirements on doctors authorised to provide pharmaceutical services for a patient under regulation 20.

These Regulations impose no cost on business.