The National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Amendment)(No.2) (Wales) Regulations 2003

Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Amendment) (No.2) (Wales) Regulations 2003 and will come into force on 1st August 2003.

(2) These Regulations apply to Wales only.

Amendment of the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1992

2.  The National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1992 (“the principal Regulations”)(1) are amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.

Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

3.  In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (1)insert the following definition in the appropriate place in the alphabetical order—

““local health board” has the meaning assigned to it by section 16BA of the Act(2);”;

(b) in paragraph (1A) for “health authority” substitute “ local health board”;

(c) after paragraph (1A) insert the following paragraph —

““(1B) In the application of these Regulations in relation to Wales “Health Authority” shall, in each place where these words occur, have effect as if there were substituted the words “local health board”.”.

Amendment of regulation 19 of the principal Regulations

4.  In regulation 19 of the principal Regulations (Statement of Dental Remuneration) at the end of the Table set out below paragraph (1), insert —

(a) in column (1) the Roman numerals “XI” and “XII”, and

(b) in column (2) “Paternity Payments” and “Adoptive Leave Payments”.

Amendment of Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations

5.  In Part II of Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations (prior approval treatment), in each of paragraphs 1 and 2, for “£375” substitute “£390”.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(3)

Rhodri Morgan

First Minister

31st July 2003