Section 147B: Further provision about regulations under section 147A

National Health Service Act 2006 · 2006 c. 41View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 7: Pharmaceutical services and local pharmaceutical services — CHAPTER 4A: Lists of performers of pharmaceutical services and assistants

Regulations under section 147A may require a person (A) included in—

a pharmaceutical list, or
a list under section 132(3) (provision of drugs, medicines or listed appliances),

not to employ or engage a person (B) to assist A in the provision of the service to which the list relates unless B is included in a list mentioned in subsection (2).

The lists are—

a list referred to in subsection (1),
a list under section 147A,
a list under section 91, 106 or 123,
a list corresponding to a list under section 91 prepared by NHS England by virtue of regulations made under section 145,
a list corresponding to a list mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (d) prepared by a Local Health Board under or by virtue of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006,

or, in any of the cases in paragraphs (a) to (e), such a list of a prescribed description.

If regulations do so require, they may, in particular, require that both A and B be included in lists prepared by NHS England.

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