Legislation – The National Health Service (Charges, Primary Medical Services and Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Coronavirus) (Further Amendments) Regulations 2021

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Introduction

PART 1
Introductory

1 Citation, commencement, extent, application and interpretation

PART 2
Amendments to the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013

2 Amendment of regulation 2 of the PLPS Regulations

3 Amendment of regulation 6 of the PLPS Regulations

4 Amendment of regulation 7 of the PLPS Regulations

5 New regulation 21A of the PLPS Regulations

6 Amendment of regulation 91 of the PLPS Regulations

7 Amendment of Part 2 of Schedule 4 to the PLPS Regulations

8 Amendment of Part 4 of Schedule 4 to the PLPS Regulations

9 Amendment of Schedule 6 to the PLPS Regulations

10 Amendment of Schedule 7 to the PLPS Regulations

PART 3
Amendments to the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2015

11 Amendment of regulation 2 of the Charges Regulations

12 Amendment of regulation 13 of the Charges Regulations

13 Amendment of regulation 15 of the Charges Regulations

14 New regulation 15A of the Charges Regulations

PART 4
Amendments to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015 and the National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2015

15 Amendment of regulation 3 of the GMS Regulations

16 Amendment of regulation 55 of the GMS Regulations

17 Amendment of regulation 56 of the GMS Regulations

18 Amendment of regulation 61 of the GMS Regulations

19 Amendment of regulation 62 of the GMS Regulations

20 Amendment of regulation 3 of the PMS Regulations

21 Amendment of regulation 48 of the PMS Regulations

22 Amendment of regulation 49 of the PMS Regulations

23 Amendment of regulation 54 of the PMS Regulations

24 Amendment of regulation 55 of the PMS Regulations

Signature

Explanatory note

PART 1Introductory

Citation, commencement, extent, application and interpretation1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges, Primary Medical Services and Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Coronavirus) (Further Amendments) Regulations 2021.

(2)

As regards the commencement of these Regulations—

(a)

this regulation and regulations 2, 6, 7 and 9 to 24 come into force on the twenty-first day after the day on which these Regulations are laid before Parliament; and

(b)

regulations 3 to 5 and 8 come into force on 1st January 2022.

(3)

These Regulations extend to England and Wales and apply in relation to England only2.

(4)

In these Regulations—

the Charges Regulations” means the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 20153;
the GMS Regulations” means the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 20154;
the PLPS Regulations” means the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 20135; and
“the PMS Regulations” the National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 20156.
2

See section 271(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006, by virtue of which the functions of the Secretary of State being exercised in the making of these Regulations are exercisable only in relation to England.

3

S.I. 2015/570, as amended.

4

S.I. 2015/1862, as amended.

5

S.I. 2013/349, as amended.

6

S.I. 2015/1879, as amended.