93(1)Schedule 12 (LPS schemes) is amended as follows.
(2)In paragraph 1 (provision of local pharmaceutical services)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1)—
(i)for “Primary Care Trusts” substitute “The Board or the Secretary of State”, and
(ii)omit “or Strategic Health Authorities”,
(b)in sub-paragraph (2)—
(i)in paragraph (a), for “a Primary Care Trust” substitute “the Board or the Secretary of State (the “commissioner”)”,
(ii)in that paragraph, omit “or Strategic Health Authority (the “commissioning body”)”, and
(iii)in paragraph (b), for “the commissioning body” substitute “the commissioner”,
(c)omit sub-paragraph (2A),
(d)for sub-paragraph (2B) substitute—
“(2B)The Secretary of State may establish an LPS scheme only where the other party is the Board.
(2C)The Board may provide local pharmaceutical services under an LPS scheme only in such circumstances as may be prescribed.”,
(e)in each of sub-paragraphs (5) and (6), for “a Primary Care Trust” substitute “the Board”, and
(f)in sub-paragraph (5), omit “in its area”.
(3)In paragraph 2 (designation of priority neighbourhoods or premises)—
(a)in each of sub-paragraphs (1) and (2)(b), for “a Primary Care Trust” substitute “the Board”, and
(b)in sub-paragraph (1), omit “or Strategic Health Authority”.
(4)In paragraph 3 (regulations)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (2), for “the commissioning body” substitute “the commissioner”, and
(b)in sub-paragraph (3)(k)—
(i)for “Primary Care Trusts” substitute “the Board or the Secretary of State”, and
(ii)omit “or Strategic Health Authorities”.
(5)In consequence of the repeals made by this paragraph, omit section 29(7), (8)(a) and (c), (10), (12) and (15) of the Health Act 2009.
(6)Any LPS scheme under Chapter 3 of Part 7 of the National Health Service Act 2006 having effect immediately before the commencement of this paragraph is to continue to have effect as if it had been established by the Board; and nothing in this paragraph or paragraph 76 affects the validity of anything done under or for the purposes of the scheme.