Health Bill—
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Clause 53

 

THE LORD WARNER

39Page 46, line 36, leave out "51(3)" and insert "(Protection of personal information disclosed for purposes of proceedings)(2)"
 

Schedule 4

 

THE LORD WARNER

40Page 75, line 34, after "may" insert—
"(a)  prescribe conditions which must be satisfied in relation to persons before they are appointed as health and social care commissioners;
(b)  make provision as to the circumstances in which persons are disqualified for being health and social care commissioners;
(c)  "
41Page 75, line 36, leave out "regulations may in particular make" and insert "provision that may be made in relation to the health and social care commissioners under sub-paragraph (5)(c) includes, in particular, "
42Page 77, line 15, leave out "NHS bodies other than Special Health Authorities" and insert "Strategic Health Authorities, Primary Care Trusts or NHS trusts"
 

Clause 71

 

THE LORD WARNER

43Page 55, leave out line 18
 

After Clause 73

 

THE LORD PALMER
THE LORD MONSON

44Insert the following new Clause—
  "Prescriptions: labelling showing actual cost
(1)  The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/620) are amended as follows.
(2)  After regulation 11 insert—
    "11APrescriptions: labelling showing actual cost
    (1)  The packaging of any drugs or appliances supplied in accordance with regulations 3 to 6A shall carry a label showing the full retail cost of those drugs or appliances.
    (2)  Paragraph (1) applies irrespective of whether—
    (a)  there is an exemption from charging under regulation 7 or 7A, or
    (b)  a valid exemption certificate under regulation 8 is in force.""
 

After Clause 75

 

THE LORD PALMER
THE LORD MONSON

45Insert the following new Clause—
  "Tax relief on premiums for medical insurance
(1)  Where an individual makes a payment in respect of a premium under a contract of private medical insurance, it shall be deducted from or set off against his income for the year of assessment in which it is made for the purposes of calculating his liability to income tax.
(2)  In this section—
(a)  a premium, in relation to a contract of insurance, is any amount payable under the contract to the insurer,
(b)  a contract is a contract of private medical insurance where—
(i)  it either provides indemnity in respect of all or any of the costs of all or any of the treatments, medical services and other matters for the time being specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State, or in addition to providing indemnity of that description provides cash benefits falling within rules for the time being so specified,
(ii)  it does not confer any right other than such a right as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) above, and
(iii)  the premium under the contract is reasonable."
 

Clause 79

 

THE LORD MONSON

46*Page 60, line 41, after "section" insert "2,"
 

Schedule 8

 

THE LORD WARNER

47Page 87, line 35, leave out "1" and insert "2"
 

Schedule 9

 

THE LORD WARNER

48Page 89, line 39, column 2, leave out "1" and insert "2"
 

Clause 83

 

THE LORD WARNER

49Page 63, line 2, at end insert ", and
(e)  (except for section 36(2)) any other provision of this Act so far as it—
(i)  confers power to make an order or regulations, or
(ii)  defines any expression relevant to the exercise of any such power.
  Subsections (2)(b) and (3) to (6) have effect subject to paragraph (e)."
50Page 63, line 16, leave out "paragraphs 24(a) and 43" and insert "paragraph 24(a)"
51Page 63, line 17, leave out "those paragraphs" and insert "that paragraph"
52Page 63, line 29, leave out "and Schedule 3" and insert ", Schedule 3 and paragraph 43 of Schedule 8"
53Page 63, line 29, leave out from "bodies" to end of line 30
54Page 63, line 32, leave out paragraph (f) and insert—
"(f)  so far as relating to Welsh NHS bodies, any provision of Schedule 9 which repeals or revokes an enactment amending or repealing section 98 of the 1977 Act, and"
55Page 63, line 34, at end insert "(d),"
56Page 63, line 35, at end insert—
  "In this subsection "Welsh NHS body" has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the Schedule 12B inserted by Schedule 3."

 
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