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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 1st April 1990.
(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 1989.
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(1) In regulation 6(1)(e)(ii) of the principal Regulations (exemption from charges for persons suffering from specified disorders)–
(a) the words “for which specific substitution therapy is essential” shall be omitted;
(b) for the words from “Addison’s disease” to “hypoadrenalism,” there shall be substituted the words “forms of hydroadrenalism (including Addison’s disease) for which specific substitution therapy is essential,”;
(c) after the words “diabetes mellitus,” there shall be inserted the words “except where treatment is by diet alone,”.
(2) For each amount specified in 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) of that Schedule (the subject matter of which is indicated in column (2) of that Schedule), there shall be substituted the amount specified in relation to it in column (4) of that Schedule.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Virginia Bottomley
Minister of State,
Department of Health
8th March 1990
SCHEDULE
Regulation 2(2)


(1) Provision in the principal Regulations (2) Subject matter (3) Old amount (4) New amount
Regulation 3 – supply of drugs and appliances by chemists –
paragraph (1)(a) charge for items of elastic hosiery –
 each £2.80 £3.05
 per pair £5.60 £6.10
paragraph (1)(b) monthly charge for oxygen concentrator £2.80 £3.05
paragraph (1)(c) charge for drugs, and for appliances not specified in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) £2.80 £3.05
paragraph (3) drugs supplied by instalments £2.80 £3.05
Regulation 4 – Supply of drugs and appliances by doctors –
paragraph (1)(a) charge for items of elastic hosiery –
 each £2.80 £3.05
 per pair £5.60 £6.10
paragraph (1)(b) charge for drugs, and for appliances not specified in sub-paragraph (a) £2.80 £3.05
paragraph (3) drugs supplied by instalments £2.80 £3.05
Regulation 5 – Supply of drugs and appliances by health authorities –
paragraph (1)(a) charge for items of elastic hosiery –
 each £2.80 £3.05
 per pair £5.60 £6.10
paragraph (1)(c) charge for tights £5.60 £6.10
paragraph (1)(d) charge for drugs, and for appliances not specified in sub-paragraphs (a) or (c), or in Schedule 1 £2.80 £3.05
paragraph (3) drugs supplied by instalments £2.80 £3.05
Regulation 8 Pre-payment certificates of exemption –
 for 4 months £14.50 £15.80
 for 12 months £40.00 £43.50
Schedule 1 Charges for fabric supports and wigs –
 surgical brassiere £12.00 £13.00
 abdominal or spinal support £16.00 £17.00
 stock modacrylic wig £24.00 £26.00
 partial human hair wig £62.00 £67.00