The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

• Citation: S.I. 2004/1605 (W.)
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and come into force on 1 October 2004.

(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” (“ y prif Reoliadau ”) means the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Wales) Regulations 2001 .

(3) These Regulations apply to Wales only.

Section 2 Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

(1) Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (interpretation) is amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In paragraph (1) insert the following definition in the appropriate place in the alphabetical order—

“Local Health Board” (“ Bwrdd Iechyd Lleol ”) has the meaning assigned to it by section 16BA of the Act;

(3) After paragraph (1), insert the following paragraph—

(1A) The words “Health Authority” shall, in each place they occur, have effect as if there were substituted the words “Local Health Board”.

Section 3 Amendment of amounts specified in the principal Regulations

For each amount specified in the column (3) of the Schedule to these Regulations, where it appears in the provision of the principal Regulations specified in relation to it in column (1) (the subject matter of which is indicated in column (2)), substitute the amount specified in relation to it in column (4).

Section 4 Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 8(2)(b), for “sub-paragraph (b)” substitute “sub-paragraph (a)”.