
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment (Wales) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.
(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 1989.
(3) These Regulations shall apply to Wales only.
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) (the subject matter of which is indicated in column (2)), there shall be substituted the amount specified in relation to it in column (4).
3 
Where, on or after 1st April 2000–
(a) any appliance specified in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations is supplied pursuant to an order given before that date; or
(b) any pre-payment certificate is granted under regulation 8 of the principal Regulations pursuant to an application under that regulation which was received before that date,the principal Regulations shall have effect in relation to that supply or, as the case may be, that grant as if regulation 2 of these Regulations had not come into force.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998.
D. Elis Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
30th March 2000
SCHEDULE


(1) (2) (3) (4)
Provision in the principal Regulations Subject matter Old amount New amount
Regulation 3– Supply of drugs and appliances by chemists–
paragraph (1)(a) charge for elastic hosiery–
 per item £5.90 £6.00
 per pair £11.80 £12.00
paragraph (1)(c) charge for drugs, and for appliances not specified in paragraph (1)(a) £5.90 £6.00
paragraph (3) charge for drugs supplied by instalments £5.90 £6.00
Regulation 4– Supply of drugs and appliances by doctors–
paragraph (1)(a) charge for elastic hosiery–
 per item £5.90 £6.00
 per pair £11.80 £12.00
paragraph (1)(b) charge for drugs, and for appliances not specified in paragraph (1)(a) £5.90 £6.00
paragraph (3) charge for drugs supplied by instalments £5.90 £6.00
Regulation 5– Supply of drugs and appliance to out– patients by Health Authorities and NHS Trusts–
paragraph (1)(a) charge for elastic hosiery–
 per item £5.90 £6.00
 per pair £11.80 £12.00
paragraph (1)(c) charge for tights £11.80 £12.00
paragraph (1)(d) charge for drugs and for appliances not specified in paragraph (1)(a) or (1)(c), or in Schedule 1 £5.90 £6.00
paragraph (3) charges for drugs supplied by instalments £5.90 £6.00
Regulation 8(5)– pre-payment certificate–
 4 months £30.80 £31.40
 12 months £84.60 £86.20
Schedule 1– charges for fabric supports and wigs– surgical brassiere– £19.95 £20.30
 abdominal or spinal support £29.95 £30.50
 stock modacrylic wig £49.00 £49.90
 partial human hair wig £129.00 £131.50
 full bespoke human hair wig £188.50 £192.00