Clause 33 - Regulation of the profession of pharmacy
NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill
10:45 am
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire, Conservative)
Obviously, we are perfectly happy with the idea that section 60 might be used in that narrow additional context.
We are dealing with three provisions in fairly short order. This one extends the use of section 60 to allow changes to be made by secondary legislation relating to pharmacists; clause 34 provides a Henry VIII clause as regards amendment of health service legislation in the context of a consolidation; clause 37 allows the Secretary of State to make consequential amendments as he considers necessary to implement the Act. Amendment No. 257 will mean that those supplementary, consequential and transitory provisions could apply to
''an Act passed in the same session as this Act''.
I wonder whether I am being overly sensitive in thinking that something is afoot. Is it thought that there will be great change to the structure and organisation of the health service that would require the three powers? Will an Act of this Session have a bearing on them, or do they pave the way for something?