The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2000

Made: 9th March 2000

Laid before Parliament: 10th March 2000

Coming into force: 1st April 2000

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Citation, commencement and extent

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Interpretation

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Supply of drugs and appliances by chemists

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Supply of drugs and appliances by doctors

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Supply of drugs and appliances by Health Authorities, NHS trusts and Primary Care Trusts

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Supply of drugs and appliances at Walk-in-Centres

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Exemptions

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Certificates of exemption—application and issue

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Pre-payment certificates

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Repayment of charges

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Arrangements between NHS bodies and Local Authorities

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Transitional Provision

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Revocations

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SCHEDULE 1 — CHARGES FOR FABRIC SUPPORTS AND WIGS

(1)	(2)
Specified Appliance	Specified Charge
Surgical Brassiere	£27.05
Abdominal or Spinal Support	£40.85
Stock Modacrylic Wig	£66.70
Partial Human Hair Wig	£176.65
Full Bespoke Human Hair Wig	£258.35

SCHEDULE 2 — Regulations Revoked

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Regulations revoked	Reference	Extent of revocation
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 1989	S.I. 1989/419	The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 1990	S.I. 1990/537	The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 1991	S.I. 1991/579	The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 1992	S.I. 1992/365	The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 1993	S.I. 1993/420	The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 1994	S.I. 1994/690	The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services and Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 1994	S.I. 1994/2402	regulation 3
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 1995	S.I. 1995/643	The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1995	S.I. 1995/2737	The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 1996	S.I. 1996/583	The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 1997	S.I. 1997/559	The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 1998	S.I. 1998/491	The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Pilot Schemes: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1998	S.I. 1998/646	regulation 9
The National Health Service (Pilot Schemes for Personal Dental Services: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1998	S.I. 1998/2224	regulation 5
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances and Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 1999	S.I. 1999/767	regulations 2 and 3 and the Schedule
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 2000	S.I. 2000/122	The whole Regulations

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Hunt — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, — Department of Health — 2000-03-09

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1977 c. 49; see section 128(1) as amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 26(2)(g) and (i), for the definitions of “prescribed” and “ regulations”. Section 83 was amended by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”), Schedule 1, paragraph 39 and by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48), Schedule 8, Part 1. Section 83A was amended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), Schedule 2, paragraph 6; by the 1990 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 18(5); by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 40 and by article 2 of S.I. 1998/2385. Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2) and by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”), Schedule 4, paragraph 37(6). As regards Wales, the functions of the Secretary of State under the above mentioned powers are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales under article 2(a) of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999/672 as amended by section 66(5) of the 1999 Act; these Regulations therefore extend only to England.

[^f00002]: 1997 c. 46.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1988/551 as amended by S.I. 1989/394, 517 and 614, 1990/548, 918 and 1661, 1991/557, 1992/1104, 1993/608, 1995/642 and 3252, 1996/410, 1346 and 2362, 1997/748 and 2393, 1998/2417, and 1999/767 and 2507 and 2000/621.

[^f00004]: 1997 c. 24.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1983/873 to which there are amendments.

[^f00006]: 1953 c. 20.

[^f00007]: 1999 c. 8.

[^f00008]: See S.I. 1989/394 and S.I. 1997/818.

Editorial notes

[^key-7e5f1f2fdf93b629d7914c78e7ed30c5]: Instrument revoked (1.4.2015) by The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/570), reg. 1, Sch. 3 (with reg. 19)

Supply of drugs under Patient Group Directions

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Exemptions

Certificates of exemption—application and issue

Pre-payment certificates

Repayment of charges

Arrangements between NHS bodies and Local Authorities

Transitional Provision

Revocations

2A

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Exemption from charges for prisoners

7A

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Certificates of exemption—application and issue

Pre-payment certificates

Repayment of charges

Arrangements between NHS bodies and Local Authorities

Transitional Provision

Revocations

Out of hours supply of drugs and appliances by providers of out of hours services

4A

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Supply of drugs and appliances by Health Authorities, NHS trusts and Primary Care Trusts

Supply of drugs and appliances at Walk-in-Centres

Supply of drugs under Patient Group Directions

Exemptions

Exemption from charges for prisoners

Certificates of exemption—application and issue

Pre-payment certificates

Repayment of charges

Arrangements between NHS bodies and Local Authorities

Transitional Provision

Revocations

Exemption from charges for detainees

7B

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Certificates of exemption—application and issue

Pre-payment certificates

Repayment of charges

Arrangements between NHS bodies and Local Authorities

Transitional Provision

Revocations

Exemption from charges in respect of listed or emergency medicines

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Certificates of exemption—application and issue

Pre-payment certificates

Repayment of charges

Arrangements between NHS bodies and Local Authorities

Transitional Provision

Revocations

Exemption for prescriptions provided or issued in Northern Ireland

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Certificates of exemption—application and issue

Pre-payment certificates

Repayment of charges

Arrangements between NHS bodies and Local Authorities

Transitional Provision

Revocations

Supply of drugs and appliances by NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts

Supply of drugs and appliances by other providers of NHS services

6B

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Exemptions

Exemption from charges for prisoners

Exemption from charges for detainees

Exemption from charges in respect of listed or emergency medicines

Exemption for prescriptions provided or issued in Northern Ireland

Certificates of exemption—application and issue

Pre-payment certificates

Repayment of charges

Arrangements between NHS bodies and Local Authorities

Transitional Provision

Revocations

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