Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2017.

Appointed Day

2. 7th August 2017 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions—

(a) section 1 (remuneration for persons providing special medicinal products: England);

(b) section 3 (voluntary schemes);

(c) section 4 (power to control prices);

(d) section 5 (statutory schemes);

(e) section 6 (enforcement);

(f) section 7 (control of maximum price of other medical supplies);

(g) section 8 (provision of information to Secretary of State and disclosure); and

(h) subsections (1) to (18) of section 10 (consequential amendments).

Saving

3. For the purposes of the Health Service Medicines (Information Relating to Sales of Branded Medicines etc. ) Regulations 2007( 2 ) and the Health Service Branded Medicines (Control of Prices and Supply of Information) (No. 2) Regulations 2008( 3 ), the repeal of subsection (2) of section 264 of the National Health Service Act 2006( 4 ) by subsection (6) of section 10 of the Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Act 2017 does not have effect.