The powers under this section may be exercised where there is in existence a scheme (referred to in this section and sections 262 , 263 and 264A as a "voluntary scheme") made by the Secretary of State and the industry body for one or more of the following purposes —
For the purposes of this section and sections 262 and 263, a voluntary scheme must be treated as applying to a manufacturer or supplier to whom it relates if—
For the purposes of this section a voluntary scheme has effect, in relation to a manufacturer or supplier to whom it applies, with any additions or modifications made by him and the Secretary of State.
If any acts or omissions of any manufacturer or supplier to whom a voluntary scheme applies (a "scheme member") have shown that, in the scheme member's case, the scheme is ineffective for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (1), the Secretary of State may by a written notice given to the scheme member determine that the scheme does not apply to him.
A notice under subsection (4) must give the Secretary of State's reasons for giving the notice, and the Secretary of State may not give a notice under that subsection until he has given the scheme member an opportunity to make representations about the acts or omissions in question.
Consent under subsection (2)(a) must be given, or withdrawn, in the manner required by the Secretary of State.
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The Secretary of State may—
The Secretary of State may provide for any amount payable in accordance with a voluntary scheme by any manufacturer or supplier to whom the scheme applies to be paid to the Secretary of State within a specified period.
Neither of the following affects any liability of a manufacturer or supplier to pay amounts to the Secretary of State arising during a period when a health service medicine was covered by a voluntary scheme treated as applying to the person or the taking of any action in relation to any such liability—