Section 56(4)

For the purposes of section 55(1)(a) and (c) above and subsection (2)(b) above, specified drugs and medicines are drugs and medicines which are both— and, required for the provision of— primary medical services under the National Health Service Act 2006, the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, Part 1 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 or any corresponding provisions of the law in force in Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man or primary dental services under the National Health Service Act 2006, the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 , or any corresponding provisions of the law in force in Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man, or pharmaceutical services, general medical services or general dental services under Chapter 1 of Part 7 of the National Health Service Act 2006 or Chapter 1 of Part 7 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (in the case of pharmaceutical services) , Part II of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (in the case of pharmaceutical services or general dental services), or the corresponding provisions of the law in force in Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man, or personal medical services or personal dental services provided in accordance with arrangements made under ... section 17C of the 1978 Act (in the case of personal dental services) , or the corresponding provisions of the law in force in Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man, or local pharmaceutical services provided under a pilot scheme established under section 134 of the National Health Service Act 2006, or section 92 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, or an LPS scheme established under Schedule 12 to the National Health Service Act 2006, or Schedule 7 to the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, or under any corresponding provision of the law in force in the Isle of Man specified for the purposes of this subsection in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

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