The National Health Service Trusts and Primary Care Trusts (Pharmaceutical Services Remuneration—Special Arrangement) Order 2000

• Citation: S.I. 2000/595
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the National Health Service Trusts and Primary Care Trusts (Pharmaceutical Services Remuneration—Special Arrangement) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.

(2) In this Order–

“ the Act ” means the National Health Service Act 1977,

“relevant Health Authority” in relation to an NHS Trust means the Health Authority who is the main commissioner of services provided by that NHS Trust and in relation to a Primary Care Trust means the Health Authority in whose area the area of that Primary Care Trust falls.

(3) This Order extends only to England.

Section 2 Payments in respect of pharmaceutical services

(1) Where pharmaceutical services consisting of the supply of drugs, medicines or listed appliances are ordered by a medical practitioner or a dental practitioner–

(a) in pursuance of the functions of an NHS Trust, or

(b) in pursuance of the functions of a Primary Care Trust providing services under Part I of the Act or in accordance with arrangements made under section 1(1) of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 ,

that NHS Trust or Primary Care Trust respectively shall pay to the relevant Health Authority, a sum equal to the remuneration payable in respect of such pharmaceutical services to the person providing those pharmaceutical services.

Section 3 Revocation

The National Health Service Trusts (Pharmaceutical Services Remuneration—Special Arrangement) Order 1991 is revoked in so far as it relates to England.